It could happen to you and may take days before you even notice: License plate thefts in the Chicago-area have been on the rise in the last three years, according to records obtained by NBC 5 Responds.
“It was very frustrating, because, you know, I didn't do anything wrong,” Tomas said.
Stolen by someone with a propensity for speeding and running red lights across the city. In video after video, recorded by city cameras last summer, Tomas showed us his plates on a car he says he’s never seen before. Suburbs are also seeing an uptick. In the city of Aurora, where Tomas lives, Aurora Police said license plate thefts increased from 57 reports taken in 2020 to 82 reports in 2021.In Tomas’ case, he said he was given bad advice when he tried to report the theft to his local police department.
The fact that Tomas didn’t have a police report made his defense to the city of Chicago much more difficult.
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