The owner of a 2014 Land Rover Sport contacted the Edgewater Police Department to report that their vehicle had been stolen from their driveway in Edgewater. The keys were in the Land Rover when it was stolen. The Edgewater PD verified the theft and entered the vehicle information into the state and federal crime computers

An investigator from the Philadelphia Police Department Major Crimes Auto Squad was in the area of Northeast Philadelphia and was checking locations where stolen vehicles had been located on prior occasions. The investigator checked an apartment parking lot in the far northeast section of the city and observed a 2014 Land Rover Sport with a