A neighbor reports that someone recently stole a license plate from her car parked near 44th and Pine. She didn’t notice until cops pulled her over the next day. Here’s what she wrote us:
“I’m not sure if this is happening elsewhere around the neighborhood, but my license plate was stolen off my vehicle [Tuesday] night (after 7 pm), while parked on the 4400 block of Pine. I found out when I was pulled over this morning, and had to visit the station to make a police report, and now get a new plate. It’s not a huge expense, but definitely a hassle just the same…”
This type of theft used to be really popular, but not so much anymore, according to police.
And here’s an example of why plates get stolen (from a Facebook post by one of our readers):
January 29th, 2015 at 2:41 pm
Screws probably rusted through on that old hoopty.
January 29th, 2015 at 8:06 pm
Yes happened to me on 49th street last summer.
January 30th, 2015 at 2:56 pm
My motorcycle helmet was stolen on a sunday in broad daylight. It was parked on pine between 44th & 45th. I would love to find this person one day. I would like to explain to them what happens when your head hits a solid surface without a helmet. Maybe a demonstration would help.
February 2nd, 2015 at 12:21 pm
Our license plate was stolen a couple of months ago at 50th and Hazel.