Officer Tom McArdle in the budget committee is mentioned about mid-way through the film. This character is named after film editor Tom McArdle (The Station Agent (2003)).
In the syrup-chugging scene in the diner, the first few takes were done with the actors drinking thick iced tea from syrup containers, but the iced tea didn't look realistic enough. Real syrup was brought in, and the actors then did several takes in which they actually chugged entire bottles of syrup. These are the takes you see in the close-ups, however, some wide shots with the iced tea were kept in.
When the pig makes the Winnebago rock after the fight between the local cops and the troopers, you can see the feet of crew members rocking the vehicle.
When the two police chiefs are in the Spurberry Chief's office, Chief O'Hagan's coffee mug alternates from being on the desk to being in his hand between shots.
During the bulletproof cup scene, Thorny pulls up a target, and you can see a bullet hole on the "9". During the next shot, when the camera pans up towards the "little guy", no hole is visible on the "9".