Overview
- A Thursday night traffic stop began when a trooper saw license plates that belonged to a different vehicle, according to New York State Police.
- The windshield “inspection” and “registration” were deemed unofficial and appeared to be hand-drawn with pen, marker, and crayon.
- One faux inspection sticker read “New York Safety Emissions” above a date, with “emissions” apparently misspelled.
- Another drawing resembled a registration sticker with two number sets separated by a yellow box filled with black scribbles.
- Police issued multiple tickets and removed the vehicle from service, then posted a public warning on Facebook that drew about 30,000 reactions and 3,000 comments.