Police are pulling over drivers and handing out $100 in CASH rather than a ticket

SOME police officers have been pulling over drivers to gift them $100 in cash rather than a ticket over the holidays.

The Fremont Police Department in Omaha, Nebraska, is giving out $100 in cash to lucky drivers who are pulled over at the right time.

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But instead of giving out pricey tickets for the violations, these officers are getting into the festive spirit by handing out money.

Lt Kurt Bottorff revealed that an anonymous donor sends money to the police department each year and this time, they gave a whopping $5,000.

"What we do is we go out and we look for very minor violations, headlight out, cracked tail light, anything that's minor, but a valid reason for a stop," Bottorff told KETV.

"People hug, people cry, we've had people scream in their car.

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"Some people kind of low key, but the ones that mean a lot are the ones that break down a little bit and you can tell you've really hit a good spot with them."

The tradition began about seven years ago when the mysterious donor began sending them money.

Safe to say, the reactions vary from shrieks of happiness to even tears in the lead up to Christmas, cops said.

John Pry was one driver who received a cash gift this time around.

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He told the station he wasn’t speeding and didn't have a clue why the cops pulled him over.

“I was looking to make sure I wasn’t speeding, I don’t know I was kind of nervous,” Pry said.

“2020 got better. Can’t thank the Fremont Police Department and the anonymous donor enough.”