BROOKLYN, N.Y. — An off-duty New York City probation officer was arrested Saturday evening in Bedford-Stuyvesant and charged with multiple vehicle-related crimes, according to police.
Jessica McGriff, 34, was taken into custody at approximately 7:15 p.m. within the confines of the NYPD’s 79th Precinct.
Authorities say McGriff was operating an unregistered vehicle with license plates not assigned to the car.
She was charged with forgery of a vehicle identification number, criminal possession of stolen property in the fourth and fifth degrees, operating an unregistered vehicle, and a license plate violation involving an unassigned plate.
McGriff was not on duty at the time of her arrest. The NYPD said the circumstances surrounding the incident remain under investigation.
“Charges include forgery of a vehicle identification number and possession of stolen property,” a police source stated.
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