When the owners of a 2007 Ford F350 pickup discovered that their vehicle had been stolen on February 16, 2012, they immediately filed a theft report with the San Antonio Police Department. After gathering all pertinent information, San Antonio Police entered the Ford’s information into the nationwide law enforcement stolen vehicle computer system. This routine action automatically

On New Year’s Day, 2012, the owner of a 2003 Dodge Ram pick-up parked the vehicle at his residence in Tempe, and when he returned to the spot in the morning, discovered that the vehicle was gone. The owner immediately contacted the Tempe Police Department to report the theft. Tempe Police responded to the scene, prepared a stolen