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NFL Reporter Avoids Ticket With Texts | Birmingham News
NFL reporter Dianna Russini dodged a traffic ticket after being pulled over for phone use—by showing cops text messages from Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell, not FaceTiming him. She claimed she’d connected the officer with a coach to avoid a citation, but bodycam footage revealed she’d just reported on Sean McDermott’s firing and was texting Brian Daboll. The officer, impressed by the NFL connections, gave her a verbal warning instead. The Ridgewood Police Chief confirmed the stop was routine, and discretion—like issuing warnings when appropriate—is standard practice for their department…
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