Amidon, North Dakota: Fake Cop

Drove through in July 2020 and again in August 2024. It looks like the town has a "new" cop car, and it's been moved to the northwest corner of US-85 and Main Street. Good thing that the car is there, because there never seems to be anyone at the courthouse across the street. I don't think that the car goes anywhere; the driver doesn't appear to have any legs.

I recently drove through the town. The old cop car was gone for awhile and did get busted up. But it's been replaced with a newer model. It has moved down the road a little as well, but it is back on duty!

We drove through this town twice on our way to and from Theodore Roosevelt National Park and didn't see this "officer." Perhaps he finally retired or found a better job.

It looked like someone had broken the driver's side front window on the police car. There was no police officer visible. Maybe he was chasing whoever broke the window, or maybe someone stole the dummy.

The Amidon fake police officer remained ever-vigilant for speeders when we passed through. We slowed so as not to disturb him.