It is nearly impossible to tell the difference between real New York state license plates and a proliferation of vanity plates being sold online.

The NYPD, MTA, and New York State Police are cracking down on vehicles with ghost plates—obstructed, altered, or fake license plates—in a coordinated operation at the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel.

Nassau Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder tells News 12 the department is now looking into the vendor who sold News 12 a ...

NYPD car chases have surged during the Adams administration as police tried to curtail the use of ghost cars — vehicles with fake license plates — since many of those cars are used in crimes ...

Two NYPD detectives allege in a bombshell lawsuit filed Saturday that they have become modern day Serpicos – investigating ...

NYPD car chases have surged during the Adams administration as police tried to curtail the use of ghost cars — vehicles with fake license plates — since many of those cars are used in crimes ...

Esposito said the NYPD has technology and other tools at its disposal and doesn't have to resort to dangerous high-speed chases. "We've got license plate readers. We have traffic cameras.

News 12 recently uncovered just how easy it is for anyone to buy a fake license plate online ... committing a lot of crimes and that's why the NYPD is a partner with us,” she said.