The NYPD and New York City Sheriff’s Office have seen a 300% increase in arrests for these plates and are vowing to tow and auction off vehicles caught with them.
As of this week, the NYPD has issued 16,448 tickets to drivers for using illegal or obstructed license plates, towed 1,700 vehicles, and seized 2,478 vehicles.
"The issue of ensuring that legitimate, legible, license plates remain a viable tool in our collective efforts to ensure safe streets demands our immediate attention, at every level," said Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell."The urgency of this issue is reflected in the NYPD's ongoing efforts. We will defeat this public-safety threat. We will eradicate fake and obscured license plates that create what are essentially a class of untraceable, ghost-cars moving among us.
Like untraceable firearms known as"ghost guns" that are wreaking a horrific tally of shooting victims,"ghost cars" - vehicles bearing illegal and counterfeit license plates - are fueling an epidemic of virtually untraceable cars that harm and kill pedestrians, bicyclists, and the most vulnerable - including the elderly, children, and other at-risk groups.
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