7-329.02 - Motor Vehicle License Plate Theft Reports

Policy

1. Officers who respond to take a report on stolen license plates shall take the following actions:

1. Take a police report entitled TMVP (Theft of Motor Vehicle Parts).

1. The report shall include a completed vehicle screen in PIMS, including the vehicle description.

2. The vehicle shall be listed as “other” on the PIMS vehicle screen.
3. The stolen plates shall be listed on the Stolen Vehicle Detail page.

2. Notify the Auto Desk of the license plate number and the assigned CCN.

2. The Auto Desk will make any necessary entries into NCIC.

• CIC: CIC is the code, which stands for "Crisis Intervention Call," used on a Police Report for situations involving a transport hold, and when a Police Report is completed in other situations involving a person in crisis.
• Confidential Informant:

  A person who cooperates with a law enforcement agency confidentially in order to protect the person or the MPD’s intelligence gathering or investigative efforts, and:

  1. Seeks to:
     1. Avoid arrest or prosecution for a crime; or
     2. Mitigate punishment for a crime in which a sentence will be or has been imposed; or
     3. Receive a monetary or other benefit;
  2. Is able, by reason of the person’s familiarity or close association with suspected criminals, to:
     1. Make a controlled buy or controlled sale of contraband, controlled substance, or other items that are material to a criminal investigation;
     2. Supply regular or constant information about suspected or actual criminal activities to a law enforcement agency;
     3. Otherwise provide information important to ongoing criminal intelligence gathering or criminal investigative efforts.
• National Crime Information Center: The National Crime Information Center database helps criminal justice professionals apprehend fugitives, locate missing persons, recover stolen property, and identify terrorists. It also assists law enforcement officers in performing their official duties more safely and provides them with information necessary to aid in protecting the general public.
• Police Report: A report or statement in a report that sets forth the officer's account of an incident and is entered into the MPD's Records Management System.