On Tue, 14 Oct 2014 22:06:18 -0700, micky wrote:

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Would you tell the police where it is before they told you it was stolen
or misplated?

Wow! I sincerely hope it is as you envision, and you're truly helping. It
is very sad that police have instilled so much distrust. Here's a case of,
"I would call a friend in the department and talk to him/her." Do you know
anybody with close ties? I would also be very reluctant to say anything
'generically'. I've seen people who wish to help by giving eye witness
statements end up coming under scrutiny as the perp!! And if you knew
them, anyone would see that was ridiculous. The police had no discernment
and should have known better.

Do you have a good relationship with your auto insurance rep? If so, they
have access to all kinds of information, they don't have to tell you any
details, but confirm any information for you without breaching any of
their confidentiality. It would be nice to find out the guy just parked
his car there, so he wouldn't have to pay airport parking, or such.
Envision the guy returning at 2am to pick up his car and now he won't find
the tire flat.