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Man With Phony License Plates Busted In Wallington: Police

A man was arrested in Wallington on Friday, April 11, while driving a car with a stolen license plate and giving police false information, authorities said.

Daniel Gatson Jr.

Daniel Gatson Jr.

Photo Credit: Bergen County Sheriff (file photo)

At 10:30 a.m., a license plate reader alerted officers to a blue Hyundai Santa Cruz traveling east on Wallington Avenue, displaying a stolen license plate registered out of New York, Wallington police said.

During a traffic stop, the driver, Daniel Gatson, presented a driver’s license belong to an individual who had an active warrant in Virginia, police said.

Gatson was charged with receiving stolen property, exhibiting a false government-issued driver’s license, possession of a false government issued ID, impersonation, and hindering apprehension by providing false information, police said.

He was also found to have several active warrants out of Florida and the City of Passaic.

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