Dallas Police are going after fake paper license tags investigators say are helping criminals evade arrest.
Dallas Police officers conducted a major operation designed to crack down on people using illegally purchased temporary plates, often to hide their involvement in crimes according to police.
Teaming with several different agencies, the crackdown targeted cars with fraudulent paper tags in an area near Camp Wisdom Road and U.S. Highway 67 in South Dallas.
Police wrote 49 tickets and towed 11 cars, according to reports. They also recovered two stolen vehicles, four weapons and arrested three people suspected of involvement in other crimes.
Investigators say crooked car dealers are often creating tags registered to fictitious names and addresses, in essence creating ghost cars that are difficult to track.
In November, NBC 5 Investigates exposed how crooked car dealers are illegally selling Texas temporary tags in massive numbers. Authorities in Travis County estimate more than 1.2 million tags were sold illegally statewide last year alone.
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