“I tell them to enjoy one of the bars and to pay it forward and pass the other one along to somebody who they think could use a little lift,” said Wills. “They’re always very grateful. Nobody wants a ticket, especially right before Christmas.”
Wills said he looks forward to loading up his motorcycle’s saddlebags with chocolate every holiday season.
“When you work in traffic enforcement, there aren’t a lot of opportunities for positive interaction – we’re giving out tickets all day,” he said. “So having an opportunity to give out ‘candy tickets’ and see some smiles is very rewarding.”
The annual tradition is also a hit with his traffic-patrolling colleagues.
“Once we get into December, people start saying, ‘Merry Christmas’ to us and giving us more than a few angry looks,” said Cpl. Ryan Jones, 47. “Traffic is like fishing: I put my hook in the water and somebody bites it. All we do is enforce, enforce, enforce. Nobody likes the traffic unit.”
Now that’s changing – at least for 10 to 14 days a year, said Jones.
“It’s really nice to hand them that candy bar,” he said. “We tell them why we stopped them and they listen and are appreciative. It’s a win-win for both. I don’t want to have to worry about messing somebody’s Christmas up.”
According to Wills, Boise police came up with the idea for chocolate tickets about five years ago when they heard about other police departments across the country handing out gifts instead of citations.
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