Big Apple Busts

New York City clamps down on "crime":

The NYC cops issued more than 200 citations, seized 27 vehicles, and made three arrests, all in just two days of enforcement. Congratulations to New York's finest for a job well done. Now... about those murders on the subway? The toll, $9 for passenger cars, is assessed by license plate readers, who then give drivers the option of paying through E-Z Pass or by sending a bill to the car's owner. The cops say that 81 of the tickets were given to drivers who deliberately tried to obscure or alter their license plates. The New York Post discovered one popular attempt to trick out the license plate reader was to obscure or paint over one letter or number on the plate. Other scofflaws were more intent on making a political statement.

Like they said, they'll literally tax the street: