<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1M85sA_0vZS427R00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1M85sA_0vZS427R00" width="980" height="547" ><figcaption>Jason Stewart</figcaption></figure><h2>Remember 2020?</h2><p>I think most of us enjoyed the very few perks that the early days of the <a href="https://q1065.fm/tags/pandemic">pandemic</a> offered. There weren't many, for obvious reasons. But it was pretty cool when the <a href="https://q1065.fm/tags/state">state</a> said that they all but ordered <a href="https://q1065.fm/tags/police">police</a> to stop pulling people over for simple traffic violations. Inspection overdue? No problem! Registration way out of date? Who cares!</p><p>I won't lie... I took advantage of all those things for as long as I safely thought I could get away with it. I don't generally want to do anything to actively invite the police to pull me over. So you'd think, if your personal registration stickers on one of your vehicles was pretty far out, you might do something about it. Not in <a href="https://q1065.fm/tags/holden">Holden</a>...</p><h2>Holden Police Dept. just crowned their newest expired tags Champ!</h2><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=4SwxM8_0vZS427R00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=4SwxM8_0vZS427R00" width="724" height="483" ><figcaption>KatarzynaBialasiewicz</figcaption></figure><p>In a post on Facebook, the <a href="https://www.holdenmaine.com/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&amp;SEC=%7BCB55CFD0-F539-458C-A4CC-207B457C8B62%7D">Holden Police Dept</a>. left out the identity of the driver in question, which I think is pretty sad. Whoever was driving this vehicle is an absolute legend, as far as I'm concerned. When the Holden PD pulled this person over, they noticed their registration tags were 24 YEARS OUT OF DATE.</p><p>24 frikkin' years!! They ran out in September of 2000. Look, it's impressive to get away with something like that for even just a year or two. Even six months makes you kinda badass. Sure, in kind of a dumb, irresponsible way, but still... 24 years has got to be some kind of <a href="https://q1065.fm/tags/record">record</a>. I'm not sure anyone keeps a record of that, but that's nuts.</p><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=4MLKxa_0vZS427R00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=4MLKxa_0vZS427R00" width="1600" height="1063" ><figcaption>aijohn784</figcaption></figure><h2>How could someone get away with it that long?</h2><p>Since the Holden PD doesn't really go into too much detail, I have a couple speculations. One might be that this <a href="https://q1065.fm/tags/vehicle">vehicle</a> spent most of it's "recent" life as a <a href="https://q1065.fm/tags/farm">farm</a> truck or something. Maybe it hasn't left the property in a couple decades. It's also possible that this person didn't clean the plate well before attaching the new tags and they all just fell off... Sure, 24 years worth. Why not?</p><p>Or, the other option is that somehow, this person has basically Jedi mind-tricked every cop they've come in contact with since 2000. Maybe if you're a really safe, follow-the-law kind of person, you might have gotten away with it this long. If I had gone this long, I know I'd want to push it and see how long I could get away with it. Am I right?!</p><h2>LOOK: 20 Outside-the-Box Uses for Vacant Big-Box Stores</h2><p>When a big-box store shuts down, its closure can significantly affect the local community and its economy. In numerous instances, the emphasis has shifted from traditional retail to more experiential opportunities. Let's explore 20 innovative businesses and services that can make the most of these adaptable spaces.</p><h2>LOOK: The largest lottery jackpots in US history</h2><p><a href="https://stacker.com/">Stacker</a> compiled a list of the 15 largest lottery jackpots in U.S. history from news reports and lottery press releases. <i>[This list is current as of July 25, 2023.]</i></p></div></body>

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Holden, ME Police Crown the ‘Champion’ of Expired Registration Tags

I think most of us enjoyed the very few perks that the early days of the pandemic offered. There weren't many, for obvious reasons. But it was pretty cool when the state said that they all but ordered police to stop pulling people over for simple traffic violations. Inspection overdue? No problem! Registration way out of date? Who cares!