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The Christmas shopping countdown is on, but there was “no #BlackFriday deals for running” the red light.

Const. Jon Hall of the Ottawa Police Service traffic section, who tweets as @TheBeardedCop, shared a video from Woodridge Crescent, where vehicles were lined up to get into Bayshore Shopping Centre.

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With a colleague poised to catch light runners in the background, Hall appealed to motorists to be safe in heavy traffic and with many pedestrians trying to navigate the intersection.

Not to mention a “$325 charge sort of negates any discounts at the mall,” Hall tweeted.

The stakeout bore fruit, Hall tweeted.

“19 charges in about 1 hour. Heaviest red light runner was a driver in a 24500KG truck!”