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NYPD cracks down on drivers obscuring license plates to cheat congestion pricing tolls
Four days into New York City's controversial congestion pricing plan, and police have already busted dozens of drivers trying to figure out ways to cheat the new toll.
NYPD and MTA team up to enforce tolls in Manhattan’s congestion pricing zone
Drivers have been paying a toll to travel into the congestion zone in Manhattan since Sunday. Police and the MTA have been making sure people pay. Three drivers were arrested for warrants or serious violations at an action Wednesday afternoon into the evening on the Whitestone Bridge.
2 arrested, 17 cars seized during congestion pricing enforcement: NYPD
The NYPD arrested two people and seized 17 cars during its congestion pricing zone enforcement on Tuesday, according to authorities. A total of 82 summonses were given out. Multiple law enforcement agencies have been working together to crack down on toll evaders and drivers who conceal or alter their license plates
NYPD warns: Don’t cover your license plate in the congestion pricing zone
The NYPD is warning drivers not to fake or cover their license plates before entering the congestion pricing zone in Manhattan. The agency’s Transportation Bureau posted two photos to X on Tuesday of two license plates – both showing tape covering one letter.
NYPD cracks down on motorists trying to evade congestion pricing toll
Assisting the MTA, the NYPD stopped two drivers who tried to cover up parts of their license plates to avoid being charged as they entered the congestion zone.
NYPD issues 113 tickets, seizes 10 cars in six-hour congestion toll crackdown
The NYPD issued over 100 summonses in a six-hour period in Manhattan Wednesday morning to drivers trying to stiff the newly implemented congestion toll, police said. From 6 a.m. to noon, officers stationed at 60th St.
3 years after Bill de Blasio scandal, NYPD still not limiting how mayoral security detail can be used, report says
The NYPD still hasn’t laid down the law on how an elected official like the mayor can use the cops assigned to their security ...
Queens judge orders DNA sample from Guy Rivera, who is accused of fatally shooting NYPD Det. Jonathan Diller of Massapequa Park
Queens State Supreme Court Judge Michael Aloise directed that a buccal swab be taken from Guy Rivera, 34, for DNA analysis.
NYPD congestion toll enforcement racks up nearly 200 tickets, 3 arrests and 27 vehicles seized —in just two days
Cops say 82 two people were issued summonses on Tuesday and another 113 ticketed between 6 a.m. and 12 p.m. on Wednesday as ...
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NYPD Hunts for Suspects in $163K Jewelry Heist Spree in Manhattan and Queens
NYPD seeks two suspects in a string of jewel heists across Manhattan and Queens, involving over $163,000 in thefts.
Queens community leaders plead for NYPD to extend anti-brothel operation along Roosevelt Avenue
Community leaders in Queens are begging the NYPD to extend its three-month crime crackdown along Roosevelt Avenue.
NYPD sends 200 more officers to subways; mayor says there is more fear although subway crime fell last year
Both Mayor Eric Adams and NYPD commissioner Jessica Tisch acknowledged Monday that the perception of higher subway crime, ...
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NYPD Seeks Information on Queens Subway Station and Roosevelt Ave Robbery Suspects
The NYPD seeks info on two robberies in Queens; one involving a stolen gold chain, the other an assault after victims refused ...
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Woman stabbed to death at Staten Island public housing development, NYPD says
Police were looking for suspects on Wednesday after a woman was fatally stabbed on Tuesday night at a public housing complex ...
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NYPD: Shooting breaks out near Downtown Brooklyn school
Police say it happened around 1 p.m. on the corner of Livingston and Smith Streets, right before student dismissal at ...