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Reno Police Department Case Study

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On September 3, 2015, Reno Police Department (RPD) police officers were dispatched to a local business. Victim #1 stated her son had discovered her vehicle missing after leaving it parked in front of the business. A witness had heard about the missing vehicle saw the car in the parking lot and attempted to flag down the driver of the vehicle. The driver, an unidentifiable male subject, drove near the witness and made a hand gesture of a gun at her. She was unable to clearly identify if the defendant was holding a weapon or if it was just his hand.

Victim #1 stated she believed the defendant had entered the building and removed her keys from the janitorial closet where she keeps them. Inside the vehicle was Victim #1’s purse, containing credit cards, a checkbook, her wallet with her Nevada Driver’s License in it, and well as other personal items.

The Endeavor was entered into National Crime Information Center as a stolen vehicle …show more content…

Victim #2 stated he had observed the two subjects walk out of the store without paying for the items they were carrying. He saw them get into a vehicle matching the description of the stolen Endeavor. As Victim #2 stood in the parking lot the vehicle approached him and the defendant while pointing a firearm at Victim #2 stated, “You want the license plate? Is that what you want?” The vehicle left the parking lot.

On September 5, 2015, a Nevada Highway Patrol trooper was dispatched to a report of hit and run. When the trooper arrived on scene, Victim #3 stated she had been stopped a traffic light when a vehicle hit the back of her vehicle. The victim had been able to record the license plate of the vehicle which returned to the stolen Endeavor. A witness was able to provide the trooper with a photograph of the fleeing

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