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Nearly Dozen ‘Ghost Cars’ With Phony, Switched Plates Removed From Capital Region Streets Nearly Dozen ‘Ghost Cars’ With Phony, Switched Plates Removed From Capital Region Streets
Nearly Dozen ‘Ghost Cars’ With Phony, Switched Plates Removed From Capital Region Streets With no way to track them, they’re the perfect mode of transportation for would-be criminals. Nearly a dozen so-called “ghost cars” – those with either phony or switched license plates – were removed from Albany city streets on Friday, Feb. 23, according to Albany County Sheriff Craig Apple. Working with investigators from the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles, deputies located at least 11 such vehicles. Photos provided by police show both regular and temporary plates were recovered, with some from Pennsylvania and Arkansas. Cars with fraudulent plates are often used in violent…

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by Michael Mashburn