License Plate Thefts Continue in Annapolis
Police say three more license plates were taken from area vehicles bringing the total to seven.
Three more license plates were stolen off vehicles in Annapolis bringing the total to seven since the start of the new year, according to city police. A license plate was stolen off a motorcycle in the 1200 block of Marda Lane sometime between Tuesday and Wednesday evenings. And both plates were taken off a vehicle in the 1000 block of Baywind Drive on Jan. 3 between 9:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. In total, five vehicles have had one or more plates removed. "Unfortunately, it is difficult to link the thefts to one person as they are city-wide and no particular vehicle," Sgt. Eric Crane said. Earlier this month, Crane told Patch that people steal plates for a number of reasons. Thieves put them on a stolen vehicle, or on their car to commit …
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Karen Essen
12:19 pm on Thursday, January 10, 2013
Greg, that otherwise sounds like a great idea with one exception. Those license plate readers are passive law enforcement devices. Fighting crime requires active work...and one thing the Annapolis Police Department is not is "active." If a criminal walks up to an APD officer's regular booth at Rocco's or Bella Italia and drops the plates in his or her lap, the case MIGHT get solved (even then it'… more ›