NYPD issues 113 tickets, seizes 10 cars in six-hour congestion toll crackdown
The NYPD issued over 100 summonses in a six-hour period in Manhattan Wednesday morning to drivers trying to stiff the newly implemented congestion toll, police said. From 6 a.m. to noon, officers stationed at 60th St.
2 arrested, 17 cars seized during congestion pricing enforcement: NYPD
The NYPD arrested two people and seized 17 cars during its congestion pricing zone enforcement on Tuesday, according to authorities. A total of 82 summonses were given out. Multiple law enforcement agencies have been working together to crack down on toll evaders and drivers who conceal or alter their license plates
NYPD and MTA team up to enforce tolls in Manhattan’s congestion pricing zone
Drivers have been paying a toll to travel into the congestion zone in Manhattan since Sunday. Police and the MTA have been making sure people pay. Three drivers were arrested for warrants or serious violations at an action Wednesday afternoon into the evening on the Whitestone Bridge.
NYPD congestion toll enforcement racks up nearly 200 tickets, 3 arrests and 27 vehicles seized —in just two days
Nearly 200 people were slapped with tickets, three were arrested and more than two dozen vehicles were seized as NYPD officers went out to enforce the contentious congestion pricing plan in Manhattan this week,
NYPD cracks down on motorists trying to evade congestion pricing toll
One day after New York City completed its first full weekday of the new congestion pricing tolling program, police are cracking down on motorists trying to bypass the system. Assisting the MTA, the NYPD stopped several drivers who tried to cover up parts of their license plates to avoid being charged as they entered the congestion zone.
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Tisch: More than 200 NYPD officers to be deployed throughout subway system
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With congestion pricing in effect in NYC, officials cracking down on obscured plates, "ghost cars"
With congestion pricing now in effect in NYC, officials are cracking down on obscured license plates, or "ghost plates," to ...