traffic - Label stuck - Woman didn't want to be flashed
With a sticky label on her car registration plate, a Woman in Hagen drew the attention of the police. The registration plate was covered with thick white adhesive tape and therefore no longer readable. The officers stopped the 62-year-old woman on a Tuesday and asked about the manipulated registration plate. The woman answered honestly, she had put on the adhesive tape a few days ago, "to not be flashed". The police had little understanding and reportedly initiated a legal proceedings for document forgery. Additionally, the 62-year-old woman had to remove the adhesive tape on the spot.
- The police in North Rhine-Westphalia often deal with various forms of criminality, including traffic-related offenses.
- Despite the woman's explanation, the police found the act of concealing her license plate with adhesive tape to be a form of traffic violation.
- The curious onlookers in Hagen were also intrigued by the unusual sight of the police interacting with the woman and her taped license plate.
- Subsequently, the woman appeared in court, charged with document forgery related to her altered license plate.
