Menominee County Sheriff’s Department trades traffic tickets for Thanksgiving turkeys
MENOMINEE COUNTY, Mich. (WBUP/WJMN) — Drivers in Menominee County might’ve expected a traffic ticket from local deputies on November 10. Instead, some were gifted with an early Thanksgiving surprise. The Menominee County Sheriff’s Department launched their inaugural Turkeys for Tickets initiative, where drivers who were pulled over for minor traffic infractions received a frozen turkey for Thanksgiving instead of a ticket. Sheriff Darrin Kudwa explained that it was dedicated to spreading holiday cheer in the community. “This is just something we want to give back to the community. Our community supports us a lot. Our law enforcement officers are well-supported in the county, and this is just something small that we want to give back to and, hopefully, hand a few turkeys out for Thanksgiving dinner,” he said. Two primary supporters in the community include Jack’s Fresh Market in Menominee and Gary’s Quality Foods in Wallace, who donated bags of frozen turkeys for the deputies to pass out on their patrol stops. “Jack’s Fresh Market here in Menominee and Gary’s IGA up in Wallace are going to be the ones donating the turkeys for us,” Kudwa shared. “Without them this stuff wouldn’t be possible, right? They donate all kinds of
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