1.   The pair crashed the Ford Escort van, which was earlier reported stolen from Wallasey, and were arrested.

2.   Police said this morning that the Nissan vehicle had not been reported stolen at the time of the accident.

3.   The raiders made off in a car which had been reported stolen earlier.

4.   A gun reported stolen from the business half a year before magically reappeared as the murder weapon.

5.   Brown said that he ran up to the van, which falsely had been reported stolen, at a traffic light.

6.   But a computer check conducted later on the identification numbers of the weapons indicated that one had been reported stolen in Florida, according to law enforcement officials.

7.   Despite that helpful tip, traffic police officers, who festooned the car with tickets, never checked to see whether it had been reported stolen.

8.   Had customs officials run a check on the number, they would have learned that the vehicle had been reported stolen in Texas.

9.   Hidden in the car, the beacon waits passively until the vehicle is reported stolen and is remotely activated from a radio signal tower.

10.   If the vehicle is reported stolen, it can be tracked by police using high-tech tracking equipment.