Sam Esposito, the former president of the Ozone Park Residents Block Association, has been arrested for allegedly ripping off out-of-state license plates from multiple cars, according to authorities.
Police from the 102nd Precinct arrested Esposito on Saturday, July 20, following a reported incident earlier in the week on Sunday, July 14, New York Court records show.
The complainant, Prakash Raghunauth, is one of the owners of the family-owned auto repair shop Ramesh and Son, located at 86-09 101st Ave. in Ozone Park. The repair shop has been criticized for having cars parked on the street outside, taking up parking spaces.
Raghunath said he reported the incident to the police after obtaining video footage from two nearby businesses of Esposito stealing the plates. The video appears to show Esposito ripping off license plates from the front of his shop and in front of a nearby gas station on Rockaway Boulevard this month.
Video footage obtained by QNS from the auto shop owner shows what appears to be Esposito in a silver van pulling up to cars parked near the shop and ripping off their license plates on multiple occasions.
Esposito has a long history of trying to get parked vehicles that are in derelict condition or unregistered off the streets of Ozone Park. He has been outspoken on the issue at both civic group meetings and on social media.
The OZPK civic leader, who admitted to QNS that he ripped off the plates, said he was only doing his civic duty and will continue to have cars towed from the area, regardless of any setbacks. He took the plates since vehicles without them are more likely to be towed.
Overall, he said he is not worried about the situation.
“People aren’t going to bully me
to stop doing the work that I do,” Esposito said, adding earlier that
thousands of illegal, derelict and unregistered cars are in Ozone Park
alone.
13 comments:
Bravo sir!
He should have applied for Hidens border patrol.
Most of these cars with fake out of state or partially covered license plates are cops.
Ya can't clean up crime until you clean out 90% of NYPD.
How about the cops go after the asshole who started all this "Criminal Mischief" bullshit. A dickhead named Gersh Kuntzman.
The politicians don't care.
NYC is giving San Francisco a run for its money on being the worst place to live.
But NYC will still vote for another progressive.
@"How about the cops go after the asshole who started all this "Criminal Mischief" bullshit. A dickhead named Gersh Kuntzman. "
I presume you are some kind of disgruntled cop with fake out-of-state plates.
Shame on you.
"Most of these cars with fake out of state or partially covered license plates are cops
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No-The repair ship is running cars up from out of state auctions, such as Wrangler hill auctions in Bear Delaware and using the public street as a showroom to sell them. These country cars usually need small stupid stuff like oxygen sensors et, the suspension and drive-trains are is usually good, all highway miles, spend $100 on parts and you have big profit, up to 300% markup. Especially Vans and contractor extended cab pickups!! The illegals love them, drive them forever with defaulted insurance, out of state temp and ghost plates.
I totally understand why the neighbors are fed up.
Problem is the police now wear the handcuffs and are not allowed to generate any more cases involving illegals (or blacks) driving ghost cars.
Now, If I get busted as white person it a bonanza for stats. (remember the mayor and his progressive possie want equal arrests for blacks VS whites)
............ I will get arrested, booked and the car or van will be impounded.
Very true.
Who is Hiden? Is that Trumps new Veep?
That's only a small portion of the fake license plates. I see lots of Pennsylvania, Texas, Arizona plates all over my neighborhood. They aren't driven by illegals or out of state dealers. They're driven by locals, many of whom are cops.
"MY CIVIC DUTY!" to look like I do something and am a tough guy, for my constituents... this guy has a pet peeve , and committing misdemeanor for brown points.
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