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Auto Theft – Questions & Verified Solutions (Rated A+)
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Auto Theft – Questions & Verified Solutions (Rated A+)Five categories Right Ans - Unauthorized use of Motor Vehicle offenders
Used in crime thief
Insurance fraud swindlers
Strippers and dismantlers
Professional auto thief
Unauthorized use of Motor Vehicle offender Right Ans - Joy-riding juvenile
usually host to several other juveniles. Abandoned vehicle when it runs out of
gas or they tire of it. Transportation thief "borrows" car for transportation.
Abandoned vehicle when it has served its purpose
Use in crime Thief Right Ans - Steals a car for sole purpose of using it in the
commission of another crime
Insurance fraud swindlers Right Ans - Owner abandoned vehicle in an area
where he knows vehicle will be stripped. May burn vehicle or habit
dismantled in junkyard.
Strippers and dismantlers Right Ans - Strippers attack parked vehicle and
remove parts that can be readily disposed of. Dismantlers steel vehicle in tow
or drive it to a Chop Shop
Professional auto thief Right Ans - Stills late model vehicles in resales them.
May ship vehicles and resells them. May ship vehicles out the country
Street Thieves Right Ans - Uniform officers encounter street thieves more
often than the truly professional car thief. Street thieves often carry weapons
and take Reckless chances to avoid apprehension. Straight these are usually
stealing for trading material to procure or narcotics and alcohol. Stranger
things are the most dangerous auto thieves. The truly professional Thief will
really be arm since he would get more time for weapons charge then the theft
charge. He will try to use his mind to outwit his captor. The better and officer
becomes at questioning a suspect and catching him in the LIE the better the
officers chances are he will catch a professional car thief.
Grey market vehicles Right Ans - Foreign made Vehicles not produced for
sale in the United States but which have been imported by individuals or
, companies in to you the United States. Most of these cars are Mercedes-Benz.
They must meet the Department of Transportation Environmental Protection
Agency requirements. The public VINS on these vehicles will appear to be
different from Vehicles made for the United States and officers should be
cautious about seizing these vehicles for altered VINS. These types of vehicles
should be documented and turned over to people specializing in auto theft
detection
Salvage switch Right Ans - The altering of a vehicle's identity by placing the
serial number of a total loss car onto a stolen car. When the serial plate of a
stolen car is removed and replaced with the serial plate of a wrecked car, a
thief is then able to sell a stolen car as if it was legal. The degree of VIN
switching varies with the degree of expertise of the thief. Some switches are
very primitive and others are so good that they are almost undetectable.
-title says salvage and should not be on the road to drive
-if license plate is new the driver must have a state inspection test or needed
exams with a rebuilt title issue for a car to drive on the road and and the MVI
certificate
Dealership problems Right Ans - Inventory is done at the 30, 60, or 90 day
mark. The thief usually knows when inventories conducted and most
dealerships do not know their car is missing on the lot until they do their next
inventory. If a car has a not "reported by county" it is a great idea to call the
dealership to identify if the car has been stolen
Rental cars Right Ans - Officers stock cars from companies to check to see if
the car has been stolen sometimes the companies have a hard time tracking
cars because of a large inventory. It is important to look at the contract and if
they did not want to prosecute document the occupants and the VIN number
for future reference, because it could be months before the company realizes
that the vehicles actually stolen
Conditions of possible stolen vehicle Right Ans - -Is there broken glass
around the vehicle we are primitive entry was made?
-Does the license plate match the VIN by registration?
-Is one plate being displayed in a to plate license for the state
-Does the vehicle display a current registration sticker located in the
appropriate place on the windshield
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