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Newport News Police Department
c. Document the vehicle theft recovery by entering a supplement to the original theft report in
Oncall and email the officer who took the report and the precinct’s investigative unit supervisor.
If OnCall does not have an existing theft report, initiate a recovered stolen vehicle report. The
report shall contain the following information: [82.2.1(a,b,c,d)]
1) The Records Unit has been notified of the recovery and that the vehicle was removed from
NCIC/VCIN. A link to the supplemented RMS report will be forwarded to the detective(s)
working on the case to notify them of the recovery.
2) Note the jurisdiction from which the auto theft occurred and if the owner was notified (date
and time);
3) List all pertinent information on the vehicle (i.e., year, make, model color, VIN, license plate
number and state, the registered owner, his address and telephone numbers);
4) Note towing information as outlined in OPS-340 Towing, Inventory & Impoundment of
Vehicles;
5) Note the time, date and location of recovery along with any suspect information, latent
fingerprints lifted and evidence seized;
6) List the Originating Case Agency (OCA) number if the vehicle was stolen from a jurisdiction
other than Newport News. In RMS, use the offense code "999 Out of Jurisdiction Vehicle
Recovery" and answer the questions in the "Notes" section, as well as the other information
noted here.
d. Whenever a stolen vehicle is recovered in Newport News or a department employee receives
notification that a vehicle stolen from Newport News has been recovered in another jurisdiction,
every effort shall be made to notify the owner of the recovery (either by telephone or in person).
e. To preserve space in the department’s impound lot when a vehicle reported stolen by another
agency is recovered and that agency requests the vehicle be impounded for any reason:
1) If the impoundment is for a property-related case, the vehicle should be towed by the
requesting jurisdiction to their impound lot by a tow service they have a contract with, not
an NNPD-contracted service.
2) If this is not possible (e.g., response time would not be reasonable, the requesting jurisdiction
is a considerable distance away, etc.), a field supervisor will ascertain the reason for the
request and determine if ascertain if the request can be accommodated without impounding
the vehicle, such as processing it for prints.
3) If the department impounds the vehicle, the officer will document the following information
on the tow slip:
a) The name and rank/title of the person requesting the impoundment.
b) The name of the agency.
c) The contact phone number and email of the person requesting the impoundment.
d) The contact phone number and email of the individual the requestor identified for follow-
up, if any.
e) The date the agency anticipates removing the vehicle from NNPD’s impound lot.
B. Unauthorized Use of a Vehicle
1. Department employees shall take reports of unauthorized use of a motor vehicle as they would for
any other type of reportable offense.
2. When taking a report for unauthorized use of the vehicle, the department employee shall obtain as
much information as possible concerning the description of the vehicle and the identity and
description of the suspect.
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