Especially during the summer when there are fewer students at Northwestern, the cops in Evanston and the Northwestern officers have less to do, and they go after people for fund-raising reasons, and not just for speeding. I was pulled over for "failing to yield to an authorized emergency vehicle." As far as I could tell, the charge was complete bunk, and I’ve heard stories of the same sort of thing happening to others that frequent the area– the officer asks for cash on the spot to pay the fine.