In a case like that, you could have always tried contacting your friendly
neighborhood law enforcement officer. Some detectives will run things
through the system if there is probable cause that the item misappropriated.
Just be prepared to possibly relinquish the item in question as it is stolen
property.
Cheers - Dave
on 12/31/02 9:57 AM, Glen Warner at gdwarner_at_mindspring.com wrote:
> Dave Christensen <dave_at_newrivergroup.com> wrote:
>
> (*snip*)
>
>> I do now know of any way for an average person to check NCIC if the item
>> they are purchasing is stolen/reappropriated.
>
> This would've been a veery handy thing for me when I bought my first
> Newton (a 120) from a pawn shop. Her contact info was still in the
> Preferences file, so I tried calling her home number, but no joy.
> Really would've liked to verify if she pawned it or it was stolen.
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