Oregon deputy issues pies instead of tickets for Thanksgiving

SUBLIMITY, Ore. - Deputy Tom Barber pulled over one driver after another.

"Good afternoon, I'm Deputy Barber," he told each one.

You know the drill: He went on to tell each motorists why he had stopped them.

Then came the twist: Deputy Barber informed each motorist the fine for the violation would be a "nice round figure."

The Marion County Sheriff's Office said Barber came up with the idea after an anonymous donor offered to donate pies to be given to motorists stopped fro traffic infractions.

Barber is assigned to the City of Sublimity, population 2,700.

"What a creative way to impact our residents and perhaps change a behavior that makes our roads a safer place to travel for our residents and visitors," Barber said. "A pie in lieu of a citation, it's certainly unique, I had one driver break into tears I couldn't believe it. I just hope this is a Thanksgiving week that those ten motorists will never forget."