Makes me want to read all signs on the side of the road from now on.

Montgomery County Police in Maryland are using a unusual approach to trying to catch texting drivers. Police decided to put a police officer on the corner dressed as a homeless man with a sign during the busy morning commute. Instead of a sign asking for money, the Officer Patrick Robinson sign had a warning on it.

I AM NOT HOMELESS. I AM A MONTGOMERY COUNTY POLICE OFFICER LOOKING FOR CELL PHONE TEXTING VIOLATIONS.

The officer also had a wireless microphone to alert officers of which vehicles were violators of the cell phone law. Uniformed officers were waiting nearby to then pull over offenders and give them tickets. Officer Robinson was also looking for seatbelt law violators.

By the end of the sting operation, the Montgomery County Police had issued 56 tickets and 22 warnings in the two hours. Officer Robinson even said he spotted 30 violations in the first hour alone. Additional tickets and warnings were given out for driving without a license, failure to display registration, license plate cover and driving on the shoulder. Read more at Fox 5 News.

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