Port Authority police nabbed a Florida man who they say skipped out on paying the toll at the George Washington Bridge Sunday morning.
Police Officer Jason Malice arrested 46-year-old Garfield Ronald Brown around 7:45 a.m. after the trucker went through the toll lane without a front license, Port Authority police spokesman Joseph Pentangelo said. The rear plate on the tractor trailer he was driving was also bent to avoid being scanned by EZ-Pass security cameras.
Brown, of Miranmar, Fla., was charged with theft of service and tampering with public records.
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Malice has made several toll evasion arrests at the George Washington Bridge, including a trucker in 2011 who officials said used a James Bond-style device to dodge EZ-Pass cameras.
Last week, Port Authority police charged the driver of a church bus who allegedly drove through an EZ-Pass lane without license plates or a toll tag.
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