RYE, NY (October 14, 2023) — Rye Police had their hands full on Tuesday with people driving vehicles with stolen license plates.
On October 10, 2023 at approximately 11:00 a.m., a City of Rye Police Officer stopped a
2010 Honda CRV on McCullough Place in the area of Purdy Avenue after a party stopped
the officer and stated the Honda CRV had struck his parked vehicle and was attempting
to leave the scene. An initial investigation by the officer revealed the two license plates
mounted on the Honda CRV were stolen.
The vehicle displayed two license plates both reported stolen to the Port Chester Police
Department on September 27.
Arrest & Charges:
Kleber Xavier Gutama-Gonzalez, 27, of Port Chester
- Criminal Possession of Stolen Property
- Driving a motor vehicle with no insurance, a violation
- Unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, a violation
- Operation of a unregistered motor vehicle, a violation
- Improper plates, a violation
Gutama-Gonzalez is due back in Rye City Court on October 24, 2023.
On October 10, 2023 at approximately 2:30 pm, a City of Rye Police Officer stopped a
2013 Honda Civic on Purdy Avenue after the license plate reader on his patrol vehicle
alerted him the plate being displayed on the Honda was stolen. Upon further inspection
the vehicle had two different Connecticut license plates both reported stolen.
Ligia Durasno-Escandon, who was arrested by
Rye Police on September 15th for operating a 2010 Honda CRV in the City of Rye with
stolen license plates, was a passenger in the vehicle.
Arrest & Charges:
Walter Nicolas Japon-Guarango, 35, of Port Chester, New York (the driver)
- 2 x Criminal Possession of Stolen Property
Japon-Guarango is due back in Rye City Court on October 24, 2023.