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Good rainy Monday morning!

While on a walk to get boba on Wednesday, law enforcement reporter Sammy Sussman found a Ford Edge SUV with a curiously bent license plate — and a Manhattan District Attorney parking placard on the dash! The crumpled plate was folded horizontally in two places to obscure the first three letters.

We reached out to the DA’s office, where a spokesperson told us that access to the vehicle and placard have been revoked. But it’s worth noting that it’s possible that the car’s driver is an actual prosecutor — who are usually on the other end of investigations into altered or missing license plates. The spox did not provide the name or title of the car’s driver.

In other news, myself and Streetsblog reporter Sophia Lebowitz were in the Bronx yesterday filming a new series about ghost bikes. Be sure to follow us on Instagram / TikTok / YouTube so you don’t miss it!

Until tomorrow,
Emily

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