A relative actually filed an harassment suit against the ball police.
They've had trouble before. They had a cop they had to fire because he was stopping attractive girls. He went down the road and got a job in Pineville.
I'd say you'd be hard pressed to find a department of any size where this hasn't happened. Except for possibly the getting fired part.
I know where that town is, but haven't driven through there recently. Don't know anything about the cops being overly zealous (or just plain bored). I do know that lots of small towns are dusting off those questionable old police tactics that I'd hoped were gone for good, just to bring in revenue.
I saw one area near Shreveport, LA where the speed limit had been reduced 10 mph since my last visit. Good thing I noticed, too - the area was crawling with police cars. As I've seen many times before, they zero in on the people driving BMWs, Mercedes and the like.
The latest thing I've noticed, on I-35E north of downtown Dallas, during late afternoon rush hour, was motorcycle cops riding *opposite traffic* on either side of the main traffic lanes (on the shoulder and in the HOV lane), trolling nice and slow so they can see if everyone has a current inspection sticker - and catch any drivers who aren't wearing seat belts.
I started taking an alternative route, just on principal. Next thing you know, they'll be handing out tickets if your license plate frame is 1/8" too wide, or something.