True crimes, strange coincidences, and cultural controversies that collide with the Final Frontier.

In 2020, a Long Island grandmother surrendered her license plate and gave up driving for good. But that’s when the traffic tickets started arriving — from cities she’d never visited, for violations she couldn’t possibly have committed. And they all pointed back to the same number.

LINKS:
How a Star Trek Fan Gets Traffic Violations Without a Car – Inside Edition via YouTube

Grandmother gets hundreds of false tickets due to Star Trek vanity plates – Jonathan Edwards, The Washington Post

Woman sent $16K in fines linked to old license plate – WNBC New York via YouTube

Long Island woman’s Star Trek novelty license plate saga finally comes to an end – CBS New York via YouTube

Credits:
This episode of “The Prime Detective” was produced and hosted by Grayson Thagard.

Music for “The Prime Detective” is composed by Ben Wise: https://benwise.bandcamp.com/

Artwork for “The Prime Detective” is by Julie Hendrickson.

Website and publishing support thanks to David Moody, Producer: “Let’s Talk About Treks” The Podcast.