On January 30, 2013, the owner of a 2005 Chevrolet Impala contacted the Houston Police Department to report that their vehicle was stolen from their residential driveway in Houston, Texas during the previous night. Houston Police verified the theft and entered the vehicle information into the state and federal crime computers, which automatically activated the

When the owners of the 2005 Chevrolet Silverado pickup discovered that their vehicle had been stolen on February 9, 2012, they immediately filed a theft report with the Houston Police Department. After all the pertinent information was gathered, Houston Police entered the Silverado’s information into the nationwide law enforcement stolen vehicle computer system.  This routine