When the owner of a 2001 Mercedes Benz SL600 Roadster discovered that his vehicle had been stolen on March 20, 2012, he reported the theft to the San Diego Sheriff’s Department. It was the Sheriff’s Department’s routine entry of the vehicle’s information into the nationwide law enforcement stolen vehicle computer system that automatically activated the

When the owner of a 2001 Mercedes Benz SL600 Roadster discovered that his vehicle had been stolen on March 20, 2012, he reported the theft to the San Diego Sheriff’s Department. It was the Sheriff’s Department’s routine entry of the vehicle’s information into the nationwide law enforcement stolen vehicle computer system that automatically activated the

When the owner of a 2006 Toyota Corolla discovered that his vehicle had been stolen on January 14, 2012, he reported the theft to the Chula Vista Police Department.  After the police department completed a stolen vehicle report, they had the vehicle’s information entered into the state and federal crime computers. This routine police action automatically

On the morning of January 21, 2012, the owners of a 2004 Toyota Tundra pickup truck discovered that their vehicle had been stolen and reported the theft to the San Diego Police Department.  San Diego officers completed a stolen vehicle report and had information about the stolen Toyota entered into the state and federal crime computers. This