POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A Mulberry man faces multiple charges, including two felonies, after a traffic stop revealed a counterfeit license plate and other driving violations, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO).
On Wednesday, February 26th, at approximately 7:10 p.m., a PCSO deputy conducting traffic enforcement near State Road 60 and Bailey Road, west of Mulberry, noticed a suspicious license plate on a gray Ford SUV.
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During the subsequent traffic stop, the driver was identified as 40-year-old Efrain Felipe Diaz of Mulberry. Diaz was found to be driving without a valid driver’s license or motor vehicle insurance. Further investigation revealed that the vehicle registration he provided was for a Chevrolet, not the Ford SUV he was driving. As suspected, the license plate on the Ford was determined to be counterfeit.
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Diaz was arrested and transported to the Polk County Jail. He faces charges of driving without a valid driver’s license, driving without motor vehicle insurance, driving without motor vehicle registration, possession of a counterfeit motor vehicle registration, and possession of a counterfeit license plate. The last two charges are felonies.
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