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Kodiak_85 t1_j7cqq5l wrote

Your plates were likely stolen by someone who intends on committing a crime using their vehicle with your plates attached. They put the other plates on your car in the hopes that you wouldn’t notice them stolen and don’t report it. Once you report the plates stolen they will be flagged whenever they are scanned by an automatic license plate reader.

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stonkautist69 t1_j7dym8d wrote

This sounds like one of those horrible nightmares I’m stuck in and can’t get out

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Phillyz t1_j7ehejh wrote

Happened to me. Noticed immediately since people on my street have the same car, same color, so I identified it by license plate. Called cops, they surprisingly came out fast, paid 35 or 65 and got a new plate. They found the fucker in a stolen car six blocks over. Not sure what happened, don’t really care, but it was sort of annoying.

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mikebailey t1_j7eumar wrote

A lot of people in this post saying contact the police first, but that doesn’t get you anything. OP needs to commit the crime first with their plates. Free speeding tickets!

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DoctorSumter2You t1_j7fqa0g wrote

Yea OP needs to speed by EVERY SINGLE Speed Camera on Roosevelt BLVD. They'll get a ticket the size of a mortgage payment.

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FedUPGrad t1_j7e1wuf wrote

It's either that or they've stolen a similar looking car - so if OP has say a 2015 grey Honda civic they may have stolen a grey Honda civic similar year and because the plates are from a car that isn't reported stolen it is less likely to be detected.

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TooManyDraculas t1_j7gtbwu wrote

License plates are usually stolen by people looking to drive around in an unregistered vehicle. Or to hide from unpaid parking tickets or DWI warrants. Less commonly to hide a stolen car.

If some one is looking to get away with a serious crime. They don't drive their own car with disguised plates. They steal a whole car.

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