A string of number plate thefts has hit Griffith, leaving residents unable to use their cars.
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Gary Delpiano's plates were stolen at some point on Friday or Saturday night, and he only found out when a friend came by to pick him up.
"He asked me what happened to my plates. I said nothing, so we backed out, and they were gone," he said.
"I'm a smoker, so I sit out on my porch a lot before bed, so it must have happened in the early hours of the morning."
Mr Delpiano said that he was fortunate because he wasn't hugely affected as he could drive a second car, but that he felt for others who might be less lucky.
"I have two cars, and they only got one, so I was okay," he said.
"The worst part is that you imagine someone who only has one car. It takes you two or three days to sort it out and you're not able to drive anywhere. I'll have to pay a fee for the new ones as well."
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Maureen Pennisi also had her plates over the weekend, leaving her out of pocket $115 for new ones. She described the theft as 'pretty scabby.'
"They must think it's a joke, but it's not funny," she said.
"The police gave me a permit to drive until I could get new ones on Monday, but it's the money side of things. It's terrible."
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