NJ Man with License Plate Obscuring Device Arrested by State Police in Staten Island
Staten Island, NY — On November 5, 2026, State Police arrested Cesar Galarza Martinez (38) of Carteret, NJ, for Criminal Possession of a Forged Instrument.
A Trooper from SP Staten Island was patrolling I-278 East in the vicinity of Exit 15 when he stopped a grey Nissan Maxima for Vehicle and Traffic Law violations. Upon interviewing the motorist, Cesar Galarza Martinez, the Trooper was able to determine that the license plate affixed to the vehicle was fraudulent, and that a device was used to swap the fictitious plate with the vehicle’s legitimate plate.
Galarza Martinez was placed into custody and transported to the NYPD 122 Precinct for processing. He was then lodged in Staten Island Central Booking to be arraigned on the charge of Criminal Possession of a Forged Instrument in the 2nd Degree, a class D felony.
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