Police say a truck driver used fishing line to flip his license plate in a bid to avoid paying tolls into New York City.
A police officer says he saw 41-year-old Javier Marte of Yonkers, New York, drive through a George Washington Bridge electronic toll lane without the toll registering on Wednesday night.
Police stopped his truck and found a fishing line rigged from the cab to a hinge on the front license plate. They say the line could flip the plate out of view going through the toll plaza. They also say the rear license plate was bent up to defeat security cameras.
Marte is accused of tampering with public records and theft of services. It’s not known if he has a lawyer who can comment.
(AP)
5 Responses
Shame you got caught but thanks for teaching us the trick
#1, its not a trick. Its called stealing. No different than going into a bank and robbing it at gun point
Dear YWN,
Please remove comment #1
V’hamavin Yavin!
#1: Only someone not very bright would delight in learning a “trick” from a guy who was caught and now faces major tzoros, including jail time.
No 2
I don’t think it’s stealing but that’s an argument for another time. I love the idea. It’s brilliant. Just he got caught. Part of the story should explain how he got caught