Cross Roads, Texas Speed Traps

The Northeast police dept has been running without headlights at night on Hwy 380. He was following me at 6:58 am on a Sunday morning. Sunrise was not until 7:22am according to the local weather forecast. It was also cloudy (overcast) so it was still very dark. Since I was not speeding and he reached the end of his jurisdiction, he did a U-turn in the middle of the highway and went the other direction – still with no headlights or taillights on.

Cross Roads TX is a little town of 1,578 people according to the 2010 census. They have recently partnered with another small town for a police force. They have a total of two police trucks – a white Ford Expedition and a black Ford Expedition. Highway 380 passes through this town – all of just under 3 miles in total length of the highway. However, the local newspaper police blotter reports that these two police vehicles are averaging 39 speeding tickets *per day*. Lord help the town of Cross Roads if anyone needs police for anything other than writing tickets.