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FakeTagsDC

@FakeTagsDC

4 months

This account ( @FakeTagsDC ) has existed for just one week. So far it has: - identified nearly three dozen incidents (with tipster help, thank you!) of fake or expired tags in DC - documented a staggering $75,337.00 in unpaid DC traffic violation fines 1/2

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FakeTagsDC

@FakeTagsDC

4 months

Dear friends and fellow DC/DMV residents: Crime is out of control in our nation's capital. Criminals often take advantage of lax vehicle registration laws/enforcement and use fake/expired tags or fake/expired temp tags (or no tags at all) to commit crimes without detection. 1/3

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FakeTagsDC

@FakeTagsDC

4 months

Date: 02/22/2024 Location: 600 block 6th St NW Issue: Sovereign citizen plates

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FakeTagsDC

@FakeTagsDC

4 months

Date: 02/19/2024 Issue: Tipster says this car is "seen regularly blowing through red lights on Pennsylvania Ave SE in Ward 7." This VA tag, while seemingly current, is associated with $10,072.00 in unpaid DC gov't traffic violations, a common occurrence with VA plates

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FakeTagsDC

@FakeTagsDC

4 months

This account ( @FakeTagsDC ) has now existed for 2 weeks. It has flagged a whopping $158,573.00 (!!!) in unpaid DC gov't traffic fines (with one tag alone associated with more than $32k). Thank you again @JessArnoldTV for coving this issue!

DC neighbor starts X account to catch dangerous drivers

For its part, the DC Council unanimously approved a bill Tuesday targeting repeat speeders and drunk drivers.

www.wusa9.com

FakeTagsDC

@FakeTagsDC

4 months

This account ( @FakeTagsDC ) has existed for just one week. So far it has: - identified nearly three dozen incidents (with tipster help, thank you!) of fake or expired tags in DC - documented a staggering $75,337.00 in unpaid DC traffic violation fines 1/2

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FakeTagsDC

@FakeTagsDC

4 months

This new account ( @FakeTagsDC ) seeks to expose how widespread this issue is with the goal of pressuring gov't officials to take this issue seriously and help make Washington, DC once again a safe place for people of all backgrounds to live and thrive, together. 2/3

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FakeTagsDC

@FakeTagsDC

2 months

Date: 03/30/2024 Location: 395 Tunnel Issue: Too patriotic for license plates

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FakeTagsDC

@FakeTagsDC

4 months

Date: 02/06/2024 Location: Georgia Ave. and Shepherd St. NW Issue: Tipster says temp MD tags expired in March of 2021 (date is illegible from photo). This tag is associated with $32,470.00 — a record high for this account — in unpaid DC gov't traffic violation fines

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FakeTagsDC

@FakeTagsDC

2 months

Friends: This account ( @FakeTagsDC ) recently hit a milestone: more than 2,000 followers in just over two short months it has been active. With your help, we have documented $396,297.00 in unpaid DC fines mostly from those using fake or expired tags 1/9

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FakeTagsDC

@FakeTagsDC

2 months

Date: 04/14/2024 Location: Columbia Rd NW (near 18th St NW in Adams Morgan) Issue: Likely fake VA temp tag with $13,740.00 in unpaid DC fines

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FakeTagsDC

@FakeTagsDC

4 months

This tag is associated with 124 citations in by Washington DC authorities costing $22,635.00 2/2

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FakeTagsDC

@FakeTagsDC

4 months

Date: 02/20/2024 Location: South Dakota NE at Bladensburg Rd NE Time: 7:30AM Issue: A plate with a simple message to seemingly compliant DC authorities — "F**K YOU"

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FakeTagsDC

@FakeTagsDC

4 months

Date: 01/11/24 Time: 11:30 PM Location: 2900 block of Macomb St NW Issue: VA temp tag expired nearly 2 years (07/23/22) 1/2

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FakeTagsDC

@FakeTagsDC

2 months

This car/tag has $3,730.00 in unpaid DC fines

BeyondDC

@beyonddc

2 months

This driver whipped around the corner at high speed, came inches from plowing into the stopped school bus picking up kids, sat honking at it for minutes, came out to shout obscenities at the bus driver, and then threw a rock before eventually turning around & driving away.

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FakeTagsDC

@FakeTagsDC

3 months

Date: 02/28/2024 Location: Benning Rd NE Issue: Maryland temp tag expired 10 years ago (!!)(10/29/2014). Perhaps a misprinted fake as there are no associated unpaid DC fines

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FakeTagsDC

@FakeTagsDC

3 months

Date: 02/24/2024 Location: 13th and U St NW Issue: Motorbike with no tag (and on the wrong side of the road). Motorbikes without tags are very common in DC. Are they exempt or do police just not care?

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FakeTagsDC

@FakeTagsDC

4 months

It's difficult to tell from this photo whether the MD temp tag is expired but there are more than $3,000 in unpaid traffic fines associated with it

Michael Masuda

@michaelmasuda10

4 months

@FakeTagsDC this car came thru an alley at a high rate of speed and cut off traffic getting onto the road. *Heavily* tinted windows. About 8:15am this morning on K St in NoMa. Any info on it?

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FakeTagsDC

@FakeTagsDC

4 months

Date: 12/06/2023 Location: 100 block G St NE Issue: Protest tag? It appears this driver believes an automobile license plate is unconstitutional

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FakeTagsDC

@FakeTagsDC

10 days

Date: 5/20/2024 Location: "Speeding and tailgating other vehicles in Riggs Park," says tipster Issue: A message to DC authorities, seemingly

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FakeTagsDC

@FakeTagsDC

2 months

Date: 04/12/2024 Location: Minnesota and C St. SE Issue: Tipster says "This car rear ended a friend of mine at Minnesota and C st SE this morning. He was stopped at a red light. Driver fled the scene." Plate has $13,672.00 in unpaid DC fines cc @DCPoliceDept

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FakeTagsDC

@FakeTagsDC

4 months

Date: 02/03/2024 Location: 1300 block of Belmont NW Time: 1PM Issue: Expired VA temp tags. This tag is associated with $13,358.00 in unpaid DC traffic violation fines (there's even a recent ticket on the windshield)

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FakeTagsDC

@FakeTagsDC

4 months

Date: 01/28/2024 Location: M St NW and New Jersey Ave. NW Issue: Maryland tags expired in December 2020. This plate is associated with $11,716.00 in unpaid DC traffic violation fines. Tipster says this vehicle "ran 3 red lights going down New Jersey Ave."

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FakeTagsDC

@FakeTagsDC

4 months

This car/tag has $5,184.00 in unpaid traffic violation fines

OUCmecalling311 🚸

@oucmecalling311

4 months

In I can't make this shit up news, we were coincidentally in traffic behind the same white Mercedes E300 that just yesterday cut me off and ran a light...just to make a right turn into more traffic...of course the tint was pitch black so I couldn't tell who almost killed me.

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FakeTagsDC

@FakeTagsDC

3 months

Date: 02/23/2024 Location: Parking lot, Giant at 1400 7th St NW Issue: SUV with VA tags (expire date unclear) with $18,130.00 in unpaid DC fines. Tipster said earlier this gas only car was "parked in one of the spots designated for charging electric vehicles" cc @DCDPW @311DCgov

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FakeTagsDC

@FakeTagsDC

4 months

$3,050.00 in unpaid DC traffic violation fines

Greg

@dcdutchiedude

4 months

Temp tags expired seven days after will smith slapped chris rock, 670 days ago. Hell yeah

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FakeTagsDC

@FakeTagsDC

3 months

Date: 03/16/2024 Location: Alley between the 1500 blocks of Webster and Varnum Streeets NW Issue: Expired MD temp tag (12/05/2021 !!!) with $10,188.00 in unpaid DC fines — another example of criminals making DC authorities look like fools

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FakeTagsDC

@FakeTagsDC

4 months

Date: 02/02/2024 Location: 800 block of Burns Street SE Time: 4PM Issue: Maryland plate expired 9/2023. This tag is associated with $10,538.00 (!!) in unpaid DC traffic violation fines cc: @BaltStreetNews

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FakeTagsDC

@FakeTagsDC

4 months

Date: 01/28/2024 Location: 400-500 block of Oglethorpe St NE Issue: DC plate expired more than 11 years ago (!!!!) - April, 2003. Car owner here almost taunting DC authorities with that "C-ME" plate 1/2 cc: @DCDPW @311DCgov

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FakeTagsDC

@FakeTagsDC

3 months

Date: 02/24/2024 Location: Navy Yard Issue: Expired VA temp tag (03/25/2023) with $4,210.00 in unpaid DC fines

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FakeTagsDC

@FakeTagsDC

3 months

Date: 03/22/2024 Location: Florida Ave. and R St. NW Issue: VA temp tag (likely expired and/or fake) with $1,350.00 in unpaid DC fines accrued in just the past three weeks

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@FakeTagsDC

4 months

Date: 01/28/2024 Time: 12:30PM Location: 900 block, Emerson Street NW Issue: No tags Note: Car is currently ticketed cc: @DCDPW @311DCgov

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FakeTagsDC

@FakeTagsDC

4 months

Date: 12/21/2023 Time: 8AM Location: 11th St SE between Pennsylvania Ave and D St SE Issue: Expired MD temp tag (04/18/2023). This tag is associated with more than $8000 in unpaid traffic violations

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FakeTagsDC

@FakeTagsDC

4 months

- garnered one news story (possibly others coming soon) - gained nearly 1,350 followers Thanks so much for your interest and support! 2/2

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FakeTagsDC

@FakeTagsDC

4 months

We're making news. Thanks @DCNewsNow for covering

DC News Now

@DCNewsNow

4 months

DC resident creates X account to track false, expired tags The person behind the account said that they decided to create the page because they were always seeing cars with fake and expired tags.

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FakeTagsDC

@FakeTagsDC

4 months

Date: 01/04/24 Location: Emerson St NW between 9th and Georgia Ave. Issue: No tag 1/3

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@FakeTagsDC

4 months

One last thing: A tipster pointed out a recent news story on how the city of Philadelphia is uniquely tackling this problem. Could DC do the same?

No License Plate No Problem? No More! PPA Launches Tool to Tackle 'Ghost Cars' on Philly Streets

The Philadelphia Parking Authority has launched a form on its website to allow city residents to report cars with missing or covered license plates.

www.nbcphiladelphia.com

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FakeTagsDC

@FakeTagsDC

4 months

DMs are open for tips: Please send a photo with, if possible, time, date, location and description of the alleged infraction. 3/3

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@FakeTagsDC

2 months

OUCmecalling311 🚸

@oucmecalling311

2 months

We saw this person camped out in the middle of the crosswalk in Penn Quarter, and if there was correlation between heavily damaged vehicles and a history of poor driving behavior, this Maryland driver with $20,954 in DC ticket would win a prize. @tjl @alaina_pitt

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FakeTagsDC

@FakeTagsDC

2 months

Date: 03/27/2024 Location: Parked at 1100 L Street NE Issue: MD tag that is apparently current but has $8,192.00 in unpaid DC fines. Tipster says this car was blocking the majority of the sidewalk at the time the photo was taken.

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FakeTagsDC

@FakeTagsDC

1 month

Another tipster sent this in from the same day #DontChaseBoy

John Fubka

@JohnFubka

1 month

Imagine being able to drive around with this much impunity in our nation's capital??? @FakeTagsDC Vermont and U Street NW

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FakeTagsDC

@FakeTagsDC

4 months

Date: 01/30/2024 Location: 4th Street SW between I and M Streets SW Issue: DC tag expired on 11/20/23. This tag is associated with $6432.00 in outstanding DC traffic violation fines

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FakeTagsDC

@FakeTagsDC

4 months

Date: 01/28/2024 Time: 4PM Location: Morton St. NW between Georgia Ave and Sherman Ave NW Issue: Expired temp tag (10/01/2023)

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FakeTagsDC

@FakeTagsDC

4 months

Date: 01/25/2024 Time: 9AM Location: 1330 Maryland Ave. SW Issue: Arizona plate expired nearly 2 years ago (May, 2022)

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FakeTagsDC

@FakeTagsDC

4 months

Sorry one final last thing: We have also been INUNDATED with tips. Our DMs are a bit insane so please accept our apologies if we haven't responded. We're trying our best!

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FakeTagsDC

@FakeTagsDC

2 months

Date: 03/25/2024 Location: 4th St NE and K St NE Issue: Expired VA temp tag (11/01/2023) with $8360.00 in unpaid DC fines

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FakeTagsDC

@FakeTagsDC

2 months

This car has switched to a different temp tag, this time from Delaware with $1,960.00 in unpaid DC fines (cc @311DCgov @DCDPW @DCPoliceDept @councilofdc )

FakeTagsDC

@FakeTagsDC

4 months

Date: 01/30/2024 Location: 300-500 block of Oneida St NE Time: This morning Issue: MD temp tag expired almost two years ago (05/17/2022). This tag is associated with $3,260 in DC traffic fines cc: @311DCgov

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FakeTagsDC

@FakeTagsDC

4 months

Date: 02/06/2024 Location: Dupont Circle Time: 3PM Issue: Possible fake SC temp tag? Anyone know how to verify temp tags?

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FakeTagsDC

@FakeTagsDC

3 months

Date: 03/20/2024 Location: D St. NE across from Brent Elementary Issue: Expired MD temp tag (01/25/2024) with $1,280.00 in unpaid DC fines, but .... there's also a surprise — DC tag on the front!

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FakeTagsDC

@FakeTagsDC

4 months

Date: 02/12/2024 Location: Rhode Island Ave & Seaton Pl NW Time: 10:30AM Issue: Car driving with no tags

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FakeTagsDC

@FakeTagsDC

4 months

Date: 02/20/2024 Location: 100 block of R St. NE Issue: VA temp tag expired for nearly 2 years (03/07/2022). This tag is associated with $360.00 in unpaid DC gov't traffic violation fines

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FakeTagsDC

@FakeTagsDC

2 months

Date: 04/03/2024, 8:45AM Location: Navy Yard Whole Foods Issue: Possible fake Georgia temp tag. Tipster says the QR code doesn't work

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FakeTagsDC

@FakeTagsDC

1 month

Date: 04/25/2024 Location: Georgia Ave/7th NW between Convention center and U St./Florida Ave Issue: Paper tag, no state affiliation. Tipster says: "Just a lot of swerving trying to get around one-lane traffic"

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FakeTagsDC

@FakeTagsDC

4 months

Date: 02/08/2024 Location: 3rd and Virginia SE Time: 3PM Issue: Expired MD temp tag (3/20/23). This tag is hand written and taped to the car with a message "Tag stolen"

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FakeTagsDC

@FakeTagsDC

4 months

This car/tag has $1,340 in unpaid DC traffic violation fines

Ryan Eades

@ryan2499

4 months

Keep it up @FakeTagsDC ! Just saw this shiny black Porsche driving east on Q St NW crossing 13th. Nearly 11 months expired. Barely paying attention, just cruising with phone on the wheel at 11 mph and not noticing lights that turn green.

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FakeTagsDC

@FakeTagsDC

3 months

Date: 02/23/2024 Location: Constitution Ave NW Issue: It appears this person uses a bike rack to cover part of the plate, which itself has been partly scraped clean

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FakeTagsDC

@FakeTagsDC

4 months

It's important to note that legitimate tags — not just the fake or expired ones — in the DMV also rack up unpaid DC gov't traffic violation fines

OUCmecalling311 🚸

@oucmecalling311

4 months

Last night this driver blew through one of the red lights at the roundabout leading to Suitland Parkway, but stopped at the one on the other side of the Douglass Bridge. It's hard to raise an equity argument with a late-model Mercedes. Over 6k in ticket and 31 issued since 06/23.

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FakeTagsDC

@FakeTagsDC

4 months

Date: 02/02/2024 Location: 5200 Block of South Dakota Ave NE. Entering the parking garage at OneLife Fitness Issue: Expired MD temp tag (05/11/2023). This tag is associated with $1,140.00 in unpaid DC traffic violation fines

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FakeTagsDC

@FakeTagsDC

4 months

Date: 01/29/2024 Location: 400 block of Burbank St. SE Time: 3pm Issue: VA Temp tags expired 04/04/2022. This tag is associated with $960 in DC gov't traffic violation fines

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FakeTagsDC

@FakeTagsDC

2 months

This one was seen again at Randolph St. and New Hampshire NW on 03/28/2024 — still more than $10k in unpaid DC fines. Apparently @311DCgov @DCDPW and @DCPoliceDept haven't done anything about it since last flagged.

FakeTagsDC

@FakeTagsDC

3 months

Date: 03/16/2024 Location: Alley between the 1500 blocks of Webster and Varnum Streeets NW Issue: Expired MD temp tag (12/05/2021 !!!) with $10,188.00 in unpaid DC fines — another example of criminals making DC authorities look like fools

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FakeTagsDC

@FakeTagsDC

4 months

Date: 01/30/2024 Location: 300-500 block of Oneida St NE Time: This morning Issue: MD temp tag expired almost two years ago (05/17/2022). This tag is associated with $3,260 in DC traffic fines cc: @311DCgov

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FakeTagsDC

@FakeTagsDC

4 months

Date: 02/22/2024 Time: ~8AM Location: Columbia Heights Issue: This Texas tag (likely fake) is associated with $3,590.00 in unpaid DC gov't traffic violation fines compiled just IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS

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FakeTagsDC

@FakeTagsDC

3 months

As we all know, awful people like this use fake tags to commit crimes in DC with impunity, so it's likely that's the case here. But if anyone has any information, please share. Maybe one day @councilofdc will wake up

Brittany Kademian ANC 4C05

@kademian87

3 months

I’m devastated that a fellow mom and her young daughter were injured in a hit and run while in the pedestrian crosswalk of Grant Circle 😭 This could have been any of us! Please anyone on Grant Circle with cameras: see if you have footage to ID the car @petworthdcnews

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FakeTagsDC

@FakeTagsDC

4 months

Date: 01/29/2024 Location: 13th St NW & Fairmont St NW Time: 8AM Issue: This appears to be a fake temp tag from Georgia. According to GA DMV, this tag is linked to a 2008 Honda Accord. The car pictured here is a Dodge Charger. 1/2

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FakeTagsDC

@FakeTagsDC

2 months

Date: 04/09/2024 Location: MacArthur Blvd Issue: No tags

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FakeTagsDC

@FakeTagsDC

4 months

Date: 01/30/2024 Location: 1st St. NW & Florida Ave NW Issue: Expired MD temp tag (10/2023). This tag is associated with $440 in unpaid DC traffic violations Tipster says: "Fake tags always enhanced with an extra dark tint to signal that definitely no crime is taking place."

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FakeTagsDC

@FakeTagsDC

4 months

Date: 02/04/2024 Location: Bladensburg Rd NE at T St NE Issue: Expired MD temp tag (08/23/2023). There is only one outstanding DC traffic fine of $200 associated with this tag

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FakeTagsDC

@FakeTagsDC

3 months

Date: 02/21/2024 Location: H St NW near White House Issue: MD tag expired 05/2021 (!!) with $6,192.00 in unpaid DC gov't traffic violation fines

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FakeTagsDC

@FakeTagsDC

4 months

Date: 12/13/23 Time: 6PM Location: Rock Creek Church Road Issue: Expired temp tag (3/27/2023)

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FakeTagsDC

@FakeTagsDC

1 month

Date: 05/04/2024 Location: 900 block of I Street SE Issue: Tipster says this person "hit something so hard it sheared the right front tire." DC plates appear current but have $1,900.00 in unpaid fines that are presumable due at renewal?

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FakeTagsDC

@FakeTagsDC

1 month

Date: 04/29/2024 Location: 2nd and K St. NE Issue: Car with seemingly current DC tag regularly parks in bike lane at the same spot every day. It has $2,628.00 in unpaid DC fines, many for parking in that same spot

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FakeTagsDC

@FakeTagsDC

4 months

Date: 02/07/2024 Location: Eastbound expressway off 12th Street NW Time: 5PM Issue: Tipster says MD temp tag is expired (illegible from photo). This tag is associated with $1,200.00 in unpaid DC gov't traffic violations

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FakeTagsDC

@FakeTagsDC

4 months

Date: 01/30/2024 Location: 3000 block of 20th St NE Issue: Plate cover hiding tag number, likely illegal

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FakeTagsDC

@FakeTagsDC

3 months

Date: 02/26/2024 Location: 1600 Fort Davis St SE Time: ~10PM Issue: VA tag expiring in Apr 2026 (?) with $16,180.00 in unpaid DC fines cc @311DCgov @dcdpw

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FakeTagsDC

@FakeTagsDC

3 months

Date: 03/18/2024 Location: 4500 block of MacArthur Blvd NW Issue: Expired MD temp tag (05/15/2023) with $4,558.00 in unpaid DC fines. Tipster says car is regularly parked in the area on the same block cc: @DCDPW @311DCgov

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FakeTagsDC

@FakeTagsDC

4 months

Date: 01/17/2024 Location: Constitution Ave. near Natural History Museum Issue: MD temp tag expired on 06/16/2022. This tag is associated with $5840.00 in unpaid DC gov't traffic violation fines.

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FakeTagsDC

@FakeTagsDC

4 months

"...I’ve emailed Councilmember Lewis George and her staff about this like 5 times over the past month and they’ve done absolutely nothing." 3/3

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FakeTagsDC

@FakeTagsDC

4 months

Tipster says: "I’ve submitted so many @311DCgov requests and they put a ticket on the car, which of course will never be paid because there’s literally no license plate tagged to the ticket. So it just says 'red Toyota Camry.' ... 2/3

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FakeTagsDC

@FakeTagsDC

4 months

Date: 02/13/2024 Location: Independence Ave & 3rd SW Time: 5:50PM Issue: Motorbike with no plate (very common). Tipster says "they were dangerously cutting through cars."

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FakeTagsDC

@FakeTagsDC

4 months

Date: 02/20/2024 Location: 1600 block R St. NW Issue: No tags and VIN number covered. Tipster says " @DCDPW says no violation because no tag and can’t see vin. Was sent to abandoned vehicles division."

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FakeTagsDC

@FakeTagsDC

4 months

Date: 02/07/2024 Location: Nannie Helen Burroughs Ave NE and Minnesota Ave. Issue: Expired MD temp tag (12/30/2022)

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FakeTagsDC

@FakeTagsDC

4 months

Date: 01/17/24 Time: 8:30AM Location: NY Ave. & Bladensburg Rd NE Issue: No tag

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FakeTagsDC

@FakeTagsDC

2 months

Date: 04/11/2024 Location: 1st and Q St. NW Issue: Tipster says "same four cars with expired temps always parked in the 100 block of Q NW." Combined unpaid DC fines: $3,289.00 1/2

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FakeTagsDC

@FakeTagsDC

4 months

Date: 01/29/2024 Time: 9:30AM Location: Union Market Issue: Possible fake and/or expired North Carolina temp tag. Tipster says the car was "driving erratically outside Union market. Tag doesn’t seem to have expiration date or it was purposely smudged or blurred."

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FakeTagsDC

@FakeTagsDC

4 months

Date: 01/28/2024 Location: Connecticut Ave NW heading northbound toward Western Ave/Maryland border Time: 10:30AM Issue: PA plate covered with tinted plastic but still sort of visible. Is it illegal? This tag is associated with a handful of DC traffic fines totaling $390

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FakeTagsDC

@FakeTagsDC

3 months

High probability of a fake tag on that getaway van

Jennifer Delgado

@JenDelgadoFOX

3 months

What is wrong with people? I watched this man steal everything from #cvs . “I told the man he needed to pay, he said, “I know” and left! #washingtondc @fox5dc

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FakeTagsDC

@FakeTagsDC

4 months

Thank you to @JessArnoldTV and @wusa9 for showcasing this account and reporting on this issue!

Jess Arnold

@JessArnoldTV

4 months

We've all seen those drivers with $$$$ in unpaid traffic tickets. Well, the new account @FakeTagsDC is tracking them & pushing DC leaders to do more to hold them accountable. @wusa9

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FakeTagsDC

@FakeTagsDC

2 months

Date: 04/04/2024 Location: Parked between 19th and 20th streets NW, next to IMF Issue: Illegal plate cover

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FakeTagsDC

@FakeTagsDC

2 months

Date: 04/02/2024 Location: Weaving in and out of traffic near Eastern High School, according to tipster Issue: Maryland plate (unclear whether it's expired) with $9,220.00 in unpaid DC fines going back to 2021

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FakeTagsDC

@FakeTagsDC

4 months

Date: 02/05/2024 Location: 9th St NE going over the NY Ave overpass Time: 8PM Issue: This Nevada Veteran plate expired in 2008. It is associated with $1800.00 in unpaid DC traffic violation fines. 1/2

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FakeTagsDC

@FakeTagsDC

3 months

Date: 03/06/2024 Location: WF parking lot H Street NE Issue: Covering one letter and one number on a DC plate (a new tactic?) #XATIONWITHOUTREPRESEN

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FakeTagsDC

@FakeTagsDC

4 months

Date: 02/01/2024 Location: 1100 block Owen Pl NE Time: 6PM Issue: Illegal plate cover. Expired DC plates (August 2023). This tag is associated with $800 in unpaid DC traffic violation fines

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FakeTagsDC

@FakeTagsDC

2 months

Date: 04/15/2024 Location: 49th St NE Issue: Tipster says this car nearly hit them this morning. Looks like a fake Texas plate with $1,100.00 in unpaid DC fines cc @DCPoliceDept

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FakeTagsDC

@FakeTagsDC

4 months

Date: 02/09/2024 Location: Orleans Pl NE Time: 10:20AM Issue: Expired MD temp tag (05/31/2023)

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FakeTagsDC

@FakeTagsDC

3 months

Date: 03/15/2024 Location: 2nd and L St. NE Issue: Expired MD temp tag, expiry date unclear but this tag has been cited 9 times since October 2023 for failing to display current tags. Overall it has $7,409.00 in unpaid DC fines

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FakeTagsDC

@FakeTagsDC

4 months

Date: 01/31/2024 Location: 4300 block of D Street SE Time: 11PM Issue: Temp tag was issued to a Volkswagen Tiguan but the car is a Honda Civic. Tipster says: " @DCDPW wouldn’t issue a ticket, said tags don’t expire until 7/2024"

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FakeTagsDC

@FakeTagsDC

4 months

Date: 01/28/2024 Location: 500 block Indiana Ave (outside courthouse) Time: 4PM Issue: Recently expired DC temp tag that has already been ticketed for $350 in traffic fines

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FakeTagsDC

@FakeTagsDC

4 months

A tipster sent this one over from last August on 3rd and Longfellow NW. Legit?

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FakeTagsDC

@FakeTagsDC

4 months

Date: 02/17/2024 Location: 1700 block P St. NW Time: 10AM Issue: expired VA temp tag (09/13/2023). This tag is associated with $400 in unpaid DC gov't traffic violation fines

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FakeTagsDC

@FakeTagsDC

4 months

Date: 02/10/2024 Location: Congress and I Street NE Issue: Expired MD temp tag (sometime in 2023, date is somewhat illegible). This tag is associated with $8924.00 in unpaid DC gov't traffic violation fines.

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FakeTagsDC

@FakeTagsDC

4 months

Date: 02/13/2024 Location: 3900 block of Benton Street NW Time: 3PM Issue: MD tags expired Dec. 2022. This plate is associated with $1,570 in unpaid DC gov't traffic violation fines

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