# Decipher this license plate and help me catch a bad guy. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 30, 2019, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/decipher-this-license-plate-and-help-me-catch-a-bad-guy/833280 "2019-04-30T20:05:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![FloatyGimpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/floatygimpy/32/7750_2.png) [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2019, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/decipher-this-license-plate-and-help-me-catch-a-bad-guy/833280/1 "2019-04-30T20:05:35Z")
I live out in the boonies and we have a serious problem with illegal dumpers. People dumb all sorts of crap from fridges to animal carcasses out here and I caught someone in the act. I took a very quick photo of their vehicle and the plate is visible but a bit fuzzy so I can’t figure the whole thing out. Also, what make and model is that? I need the right info to pass on to the police. Here’s the photo: [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/40777415263_60e36372d1_b.jpg "Dumping Jerk") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/56821557@N06/40777415263/in/dateposted-public/) Interesting side note - Hannah new immediately that they were up to no good. She reacted the same way she does to any sort of threat - gets in between me and the perceived threat, growls and barks. The guy looked at her, mumbled something, and then quickly got back into the car. They stayed in till we were just over that hill but, what they didn’t know, is we come back that same way just a few minutes later. It was on my way back, before they knew I was coming back that way, I saw them taking something into the forest. ---
**Author:** ![Slash1972](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slash1972/32/6461_2.png) [@Slash1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slash1972)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2019, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/decipher-this-license-plate-and-help-me-catch-a-bad-guy/833280/2 "2019-04-30T20:10:13Z")
Why don’t you just send the photo to the police? ---
**Author:** ![UncleMoose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e0b2c6/32.png) [@UncleMoose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleMoose)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2019, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/decipher-this-license-plate-and-help-me-catch-a-bad-guy/833280/3 "2019-04-30T20:12:16Z")
based on the taillights ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2019, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/decipher-this-license-plate-and-help-me-catch-a-bad-guy/833280/4 "2019-04-30T20:15:03Z")
EC8 76X is what it looks like to me. It zooms in pretty good. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2019, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/decipher-this-license-plate-and-help-me-catch-a-bad-guy/833280/5 "2019-04-30T20:15:09Z")
EC8 76X? And yeah, that’s a Nissan Xterra. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2019, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/decipher-this-license-plate-and-help-me-catch-a-bad-guy/833280/6 "2019-04-30T20:15:39Z")
> [@FloatyGimpy](#): > > I took a very quick photo of their vehicle and the plate is visible but a bit fuzzy so I can’t figure the whole thing out. Also, what make and model is that? I need the right info to pass on to the police. Based on zooming in a lot, and squinting a little, I make the plate as EC8-76X. ---
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2019, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/decipher-this-license-plate-and-help-me-catch-a-bad-guy/833280/7 "2019-04-30T20:15:43Z")
EO8 \* 76X or perhaps ED8 \* 76X I think that’s a Nissan Xterra. ---
**Author:** ![FloatyGimpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/floatygimpy/32/7750_2.png) [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2019, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/decipher-this-license-plate-and-help-me-catch-a-bad-guy/833280/8 "2019-04-30T20:19:05Z")
Woah you guys are fast! Ok I think I’ll have enough to call it in. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Mogle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mogle/32/12021_2.png) [@Mogle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mogle)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2019, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/decipher-this-license-plate-and-help-me-catch-a-bad-guy/833280/9 "2019-04-30T20:20:34Z")
I’d say the license plate says EC8-76X. But honestly, I’d just provide the police with the photo and let them sort it out. ‘Report what you know, not what you think.’ ---
**Author:** ![voltaire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voltaire/32/313_2.png) [@voltaire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voltaire)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2019, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/decipher-this-license-plate-and-help-me-catch-a-bad-guy/833280/10 "2019-04-30T20:25:03Z")
Just hope you didn’t catch them dumping a body… ---
**Author:** ![FloatyGimpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/floatygimpy/32/7750_2.png) [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2019, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/decipher-this-license-plate-and-help-me-catch-a-bad-guy/833280/11 "2019-04-30T20:34:45Z")
> [@voltaire](#): > > Just hope you didn’t catch them dumping a body… Well it was near where I found the skull yesterday… Anyway I submitted the report online. I’ll update if I hear back from them. If I don’t, I may call them. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2019, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/decipher-this-license-plate-and-help-me-catch-a-bad-guy/833280/12 "2019-04-30T21:24:11Z")
> [@Mogle](#): > > I’d say the license plate says EC8-76X. > > But honestly, I’d just provide the police with the photo and let them sort it out. > ‘Report what you know, not what you think.’ Yeah, it looks pretty clearly to me to be EC8 76X.