Fremont Police surprise motorists with Christmas gifts instead of tickets

He wasn’t dressed in a red suit but on Wednesday morning Captain Kurt Bottorf did his best impression of Saint Nick.

“It’s my favorite time of the year, a lot of the officers favorite part of the year because we can give back, put a smile on some faces,” said Bottorf.

Just before the holidays every year the Fremont Police Department trades the tickets you would normally get for a minor traffic violation for something much better.

“A lot of times that $100 bill comes in very handy,” said Bottorf.

So with our gifts in hand Captain Bottorf and I hit the streets to see who we could find.

It took just a few minutes for us to find Randolph, who forgot to signal his turn.

“I was door dashing and I saw him but I didn’t know how long the relationship was gonna go on,” said Randolph, a Door Dash driver from Fremont.

“This is the greatest, I was struggling. I am leaving the country to pick up my wife in the Philippines. Im trying to make every dime I can cause I’ll be gone for a while,” continued Randolph.

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