{"id":32128,"date":"2024-03-14T13:20:37","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T13:20:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/?p=32128"},"modified":"2024-03-14T13:20:37","modified_gmt":"2024-03-14T13:20:37","slug":"mayor-adams-governor-hochul-announce-launch-of-largest-interagency-city-state-task-force-to-remove-dangerous-ghost-cars-from-city-streets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/archives\/32128","title":{"rendered":"Mayor Adams, Governor Hochul announce launch of largest interagency, city-state task force to remove dangerous ghost cars from city streets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>NEW YORK : New York City Mayor Eric Adams, New York Governor Kathy Hochul, New York City Police Department (NYPD) Commissioner Edward A. Caban, New York City Sheriff Anthony Miranda, and Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Chair and CEO Janno Lieber announced the launch of a multi-agency city-state task force dedicated to identifying and removing so-called \u201cghost cars\u201d \u2014 cars that are virtually untraceable by traffic cameras and toll readers because of their forged or altered license plates \u2014 from New York City streets.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In an overwhelmingly successful inter-agency operation involving the NYPD, the New York City Sheriff\u2019s Office, MTA bridge and tunnel officers, the New York State Police (NYSP), the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department (PAPD), authorities impounded 73 cars, issued 282 summonses, and arrested eight individuals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOutlaws have been purchasing fake or paper license plates online to avoid tolls and tickets, as well as to evade accountability for serious crimes, but we\u2019re pumping the brakes on the use of \u2018ghost plates\u2019 with the help of this multi-agency task force,\u201d said Mayor Adams.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWorking in tandem with our city and state law enforcement partners, we impounded 73 vehicles, issued 282 summonses, and made eight arrests, and sent an important message to everyone who drives on the streets of our city: No one is above the law. These cars might not have license plates, but we\u2019ve got their number, and we\u2019re going after anyone who tries to make their car untraceable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy launching this city-state task force, we are sending a clear message: if you attempt to alter your license plate to avoid traffic cameras and toll readers, you will be caught,\u201d said Governor Hochul.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe safety of New Yorkers is my top priority and in partnership with Mayor Adams and law enforcement, we will swiftly remove elusive vehicles from our roads. Now, I&#8217;m calling on the Legislature to join our efforts and work with us to pass additional protections for New Yorkers in the final budget.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis multi-agency taskforce has a clear and well-defined purpose: locate illegal and unregistered vehicles travelling in and around our city, get them off our streets, and hold the people driving them accountable,\u201d said NYPD Commissioner Caban.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOver the years, our department has seen a clear connection between these illegal vehicles and violent crime. And we\u2019re here today, with our valued law enforcement partners, to assure New Yorkers that this lawlessness will never be tolerated.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis task force is a talented, diverse team, dedicated to keeping our roadways \u2014 and the neighborhoods they run through \u2014 safe. It is all part of our intelligence-driven approach to precision policing, and it is another example of how inter-agency cooperation makes our city better and makes us all safer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe frequently conduct joint operations with our partner agencies and will continue to do so on the city and state level to remove these \u2018ghost vehicles\u2019 from our streets,\u201d said New York City Sheriff Miranda.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese vehicles cause a serious threat to public safety, as they are typically unregistered and uninsured. Our joint operations help to combat the violent crimes associated with individuals using fraudulent plates.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW YORK : New York City Mayor Eric Adams, New York Governor Kathy Hochul, New York City Police Department (NYPD) Commissioner Edward A. 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