Crime & Safety
Unlicensed Driver Nabbed Behind Wheel Of Car With Stolen License Plates: Police
The Queens man in the 2007 VW Rabbit was pulled over after a license plate reader alerted that the plates were reported stolen by NYPD.
CITY OF RYE, NY — A high-tech police tool helped an unlicensed driver's attempt to avoid detection, according to police in Westchester.
The City of Rye Police Department says that 27-year-old Oscar Magallanes, of College Point, was arrested on Thursday while driving a vehicle with a stolen license plate.
Through the use of license plate readers, police were able to find and identify a 2007 Volkswagen Rabbit traveling with the stolen license plate on Midland Ave., as it was entering I-287 West.
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After a traffic stop, police discovered the license plate was reported stolen to the NYPD Property Crimes Unit on September 4.
Police arrested Magallanes for fifth-degree criminal possession of stolen property, and third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation.
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He was released on his own recognizance and is due back in Rye City Court on October 14.
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