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NYPD Sergeant Busted With A License Plate Flipper
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Garth Johnston
Published Jan 16, 2013
Modified Jan 16, 2013
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For the second time in a week police have busted somebody with a "license plate flipper" installed on their car—and this time it was a cop! Days after an "extremely violent" gang was caught with one of the James Bond-style gadgets, the police say they arrested 32-year-old Sergeant Grigoriy Bardash for having one as well.
Bardash, an 11-year-veteran of the force, was charged with obstructing governmental administration. Authorities would only say this was an "investigative arrest" but wouldn't elaborate on the case further.
Flippers, which you've seen in many a spy movie, make it easier for drivers to avoid being ID'd by cameras, cops and others. Like so:
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