Photos: Texas police officers hand out turkeys instead of tickets ahead of Thanksgiving

Fort Worth Police Department officers gave out turkeys instead of tickets this week. Fort Worth Police Department officers gave out turkeys instead of tickets this week. Photo: Fort Worth Police Department Photo: Fort Worth Police Department Image 1 of / 17 Caption Close Photos: Texas police officers hand out turkeys instead of tickets ahead of Thanksgiving 1 / 17 Back to Gallery

Police officers in Fort Worth are in the season of giving turkeys, not tickets.

The Fort Worth Police Department shared a set of Facebook photos on Nov. 16 of their officers greeting motorists with #TurkeysNotTickets.

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"This afternoon, our officers felt that they needed a change of pace," the department said. "Instead of handing out usual traffic stops, they decided to hand out turkeys."

According to the department, their "#SeasonOfGiving" is a city-wide notion. It's unclear if the motorists where pulled over on actual traffic violations or at random.

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"We had a few extra turkeys laying around, courtesy of Metro Ministries, and decided to show how thankful we are to our awesome citizens," the post said.

Their generosity has gone over well with residents.

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"Respect goes two ways and I sincerely have great respect for our law enforcement all across our great nation," Facebook user Paul Madrid said in a comment. "Instead of ruining a person's day you have done something to make their day."

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