RAGE_CAKES t1_j1fl1c9 wrote on December 23, 2022 at 11:23 PM

Reply to comment by AbsentEmpire in Car thefts rising in Philadelphia. A dive into the numbers by TreeMac12

Years ago, me and my wife went to NYC to reclaim a car that a shitty ex refused to turn over (whole other story). About 10 minutes after we got it out of the impound lot, an unmarked cop car pulled her over, and 4 cops came out with guns drawn. Apparently, the information they got from the plate reader was that the car was impounded, and they thought we had somehow stolen it from the station. Scary af, but we explained the situation. The cops called the impound lot and confirmed and told us that the information just hadn't been updated in the system. Imagine if that system was in place in Philly.

ell0bo t1_j1fnfy7 wrote on December 23, 2022 at 11:42 PM

This implies we have a police force that would care about such a thing

AbsentEmpire t1_j1mf4b7 wrote on December 25, 2022 at 4:27 PM

If we had such a system here it would certainly help with impounding all the cars with fake plates rolling around.