Man With Forged Registration Slapped With Felony Charge: Cops

EAST HAMPTON, NY — An East Hampton man is facing a felony charge after he was stopped with a forged registration sticker, police said.

According to East Hampton Town Police, Angel R. Palacios-Palla, 44, was arrested on April 26 at 4:30 p.m. after he was stopped while driving a 2001 Dodge van north on North Main Street, near Springs Fireplace Road, and found to have a forged registration sticker on a Florida plate, which he'd placed on his van to avoid payment for registration renewal, police said.

He was charged with second degree forgery, official document, a felony, police said.

Palacios-Palla was also found with a fraudulent Florida automobile insurance card and was charged with third degree possession of a forged instrument, a misdemeanor, police said.

He also had a fraudulent Florida registration document that appeared to be altered and laminated, and had vehicle information that did not match his vehicle, police said. Palacios-Palla was charged with third degree possession of a forged instrument, a misdemeanor, police said. He was also charged with producing an invalid insurance ID card, a misdemeanor, police said.

In addition, he was charged with third degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, a misdemeanor, police said; his license was suspended in 2014 due to failure to pay child support, police said.

He was released into the custody of the Suffolk County Sheriff's Office, police said.

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