BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Western New York State Senator, along with a Watertown State Assemblyman, sent a letter to the chairs of the Senate and Assembly Transportation Committee calling for a state hearing on the rise of license plate fraud across the state.

State Senator George Borrello, who represents much of the Southern Tier, and Assemblyman Scott Gray of Watertown sent the letter to Senator Jeremy Cooney and Assemblymember William Magnarelli earlier this week.

The letter comes on the heels of news that inmates under the supervision of the county sheriff's office in Chautauqua County will no longer handle license plates that were surrendered in the area.

WIVB News 4 has reported on several instances of Western New Yorkers, particularly in the Jamestown area, having their surrendere

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