On March 8, 2012, the owners of a 2008 GMC Sierra pickup discovered that their vehicle had been stolen, and immediately filed a theft report with the Houston Police Department. After all the pertinent information was gathered, Houston officers entered the vehicle’s information into the state and national law enforcement stolen vehicle computer system.  This

On the morning of February 3, 2012, the owner of a 2001 Ford Mustang contacted the Dallas Police Department to report his vehicle stolen. After verifying the theft and completing a stolen vehicle report, the Dallas Police had the Mustang’s VIN entered into the Texas state and federal crime computer databases. This routine police action