the georgia crime information center operating manual - GBI LMS

7 VEHICLE CHECK
MESSAGE
OPERATION KEY PURPOSE
INQUIRY VQ To search the Canadian Police
Information Centre (CPIC) Vehicle
file for records pertaining to stolen
vehicles, vehicles under observation,
vehicles connected to a crime, and
vehicles connected to a
wanted/missing person.
7.1 INFORMATION AVAILABLE
• Stolen (V or Vehicle)
Refers to a vehicle which has been stolen or taken from its rightful owner
for the purpose of committing a crime (i.e. a vehicle obtained from a
dealer under false pretenses).
• Observation (OBSERVED)
Refers to a vehicle connected with criminal activities and may or may not
be related to a specific individual. In the event a vehicle is reported as
being under observation, absolutely no action is to be taken by the
inquiring officer. This information is provided solely for officer safety.
Subjects present or associated with the vehicle must not be notified that
the vehicle is reported under observation by the CPIC. The inquiring
agency should contact Washington INTERPOL for further instructions
regarding the vehicle and/or occupant(s) of the vehicle.
• Crime (CRIME)
Refers to vehicles connected to the commission of a crime (i.e. hit & run,
murder, robbery, etc). Vehicles are entered on the system by an agency
wishing to examine the vehicle for possible evidence such as fingerprints,
paint samples, bloodstains, disguises, empty shells, etc.
• Abandoned (ABAN or ABANDONED)
Refers to a vehicle that comes into possession through abandonment,
seizure (including seizure by bailiff), or impounding by other means.
• Pointer (PNTRV or POINTERVEH)
Refers to a vehicle record whose sole function is to point to another record
in the system. An individual wanted for a specific offense is the subject of
a wanted person record and is known to drive a particular car. The
vehicle’s information (LIC, VIN, etc.) is entered in a PNTRV record to
GCIC Operating Manual
Canadian Files
Rev. 2011