NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) — More than 50 vehicles were towed in an overnight ghost car crackdown in Brooklyn, the Sheriff’s Office announced on Friday.
Between midnight and 7 a.m. on Oct. 24, the Sheriff’s Office removed 53 vehicles within various precincts in Brooklyn.
It comes as a result of the Sheriff conducting License Plate Reader Operations (LPRO) for ghost car enforcement.
(Credit: NYC Sheriff Office)
(Credit: NYC Sheriff Office)
(Credit: NYC Sheriff Office)
(Credit: NYC Sheriff Office)
(Credit: NYC Sheriff Office)
“These operations will help to keep our communities safe, promote pedestrian safety and remove dangerous vehicles from our communities,” said Sheriff Anthony Miranda in a statement.
More than 62,300 illegal motorized vehicles and over 38,000 ghost cars have been seized from New York City streets since 2022, Mayor Eric Adams announced earlier this year.
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Officials say ghost cars and other illegal vehicles have posed a significant public safety risk and have increasingly been used in violent crimes.
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