Fake paper tags have long been a headache for Texas law enforcement officials, who say the plates, which are made with false names, VIN numbers and addresses,...
“These fake tags are on our cars, on our roads, all over the entire state,” Goldman said on the House floor Monday.Daniel Scesney, Chief of Police for the Grand Prairie Police Department, during a press conference asks the public for help locating the vehicle involved in the incident where Officer Brandon Tsai, 32, was killed after his car hit a utility pole.when he tried to stop a car with a fake paper license plate used on more than 200 vehicles, police have said.
“The safety of our state is depending on fixing this issue, and I believe that we owe it to the families of those who have lost their lives,” Grand Prairie police Chief Daniel Scesney told lawmakers at a March committee hearing. Scesney — who has been outspoken about his frustration with paper tags — said the fraudulent licenses are easy to make and used by drug traffickers, gangs and auto-theft rings, as well as people trying to skirt registration, inspection and insurance fees.
“Anyone with a computer and a printer can create a fraudulent paper tag,” Scesney said. The top cop gave members of the House Transportation Committee their own tags, which he said took only minutes to make.with a truck using a fake paper plate. Displaying a fake paper tag is currently a misdemeanor in Texas.A sergeant with a Travis County constable precinct testified at the same meeting that the scourge of fictitious tags can only be solved by eliminating the practice completely.
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