NCIC and it's role in Assisting Investigators and Police with Recovering Stolen Property and Wanted persons, Fugitives and Missing People

The National Crime and Information Center also commonly referred to as the NCIC is a database operated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation also commonly referred to as the FBI. 

The database has many facets to it, however, in this post, I would like to point out the subject of STOLEN ARTICLES section.

If a stolen item can be uniquely described such as identifying usage marks or damage to the exterior that only the owner would know about or more importantly a serial identification number, then the database will be helpful in recovering stolen items if they are ever recovered or found being pawned at a Pawn Shop, etc...

The NCIC database, has categories for stolen items, such as vehicles, boats, tools, guns, articles such as stocks, bonds, and even stolen, license plates.

When a police report is made, it very important to give detailed descriptions including any special markings but also the serial number is the single most important identifier when attempting to report and recover stolen property.

This information will be entered into the NCIC database.  Stolen items that have not been recovered will remain in the database for the balance of the year in which they were entered plus one additional year.  If you have a stolen boat or auto, the item will remain in the database for a total of five years.

You may not know this... Police Agencies have access to pawn shop's lists of pawned items and can be compared to and red-flagged with reports of stolen items.

It is very important if you are an investigator, detective or the victim of stolen property that you search areas around your property or wherever the item was stolen. In most cases thieves will dump items or stash items nearby for retrieval later, including inside a trashcan, nearby woods or several houses over.  

It also important to take note that usually victims of theft are usually people we know or have recently become acquainted with.  They could be neighbors,  a recent visitor to your home, such as a contractor or work associate, or a friend of a family member that was them when they arrived at your home. 

An important tip to help prevent home burglaries is to never tell anyone you are going out of town. If you do mention this, add to your details that you have someone house sitting, to deter any potential ideas to start brewing in anyone who may have a criminal mind.

Now if you are an investigator, or bounty hunter or detective, searching for a wanted person, a fugitive or a person that has been missing, these are usually held in the NCIC database until the person is recovered, arrested and/or charges or dropped. In some cases the Administrators of the NCIC database will remove the listing for certain conditions.  

The NCIC database intermingles withe function of a policy agency when they run a check on your drivers license when they do a traffic stop.

Having such a database is a necessary and important tool, when attempting to locate, stolen articles, property, and wanted, or missing people.