FBI agent calls on telephone at police office. FBI agent recites VIN numbers associated with a stolen car. A woman's hands typing on teletype typewriter. Sign reading, “Dept. of Motor Vehicles”. A woman pulls out a document from typewriter. A woman pulls out a folder from file cabinet. FBI agent dials phone and makes a call. View of a copy of the 1956 Manual for the Identification of Automobiles by the National Automobile Theft Bureau. FBI agent comparing notes, meets with a police officer. FBI agent and police officer discuss development of car theft case. FBI agent and policeman questions a woman in an office. FBI agent and policeman visit a junkyard, where they meet the junkyard owner. Junkyard owner shows sales record ledger to FBI agent and police officer. FBI agent flips through sales record pages. Junkyard owner shows car wreckage to police officer and FBI agent. Police officer opens car hood to inspect. Fingers point to motor number in engine. Close up of fingerprint on motor stamp pad. Junkyard owner shows car door post for the car’s serial number. Police car parks in front of a store. Police officer and FBI agent entering shops. FBI agent entering Burnt Mill Barber Shop in Silver Spring Maryland Policeman, at his desk, discusses how this case study follows the right method for investigating car theft, which he describes as “America’s most expensive form of larceny”. Camera pans to FBI agent. FBI agent discusses nature of the car theft suspect in case study. Police cars enter and block a parking lot driveway to inspect a garage. FBI agent in conclusion advises against car theft with “a thorough check of point of sales saves everyone time, trouble and expense”. Closing credit.
Brief aerial view of 8200 block of Georgia Ave., Silver Spring MD. Pedestrians cross the street in front of the J.C. Penney Co. department store at 8650 Colesville Rd. Silver Spring, MD 20910. A man parks his 1965 Chevy Bel Air station wagon in front of a building. Close up of keys left in ignition after parking car. An alley filled with trash in an urban slum neighborhood. Trash and a child's tricycle in a vacant lot. Policemen writing reports, papers, and complaints for record keeping. A policeman searches through index cards in the Type of Crime File case file cabinet. View of a Police Beat Location map color-coded according to level of police activity. A policeman uses a spot map. A bar chart depicting types of crimes committed from April to June. Police chief presents during a community group meeting. A man uses a typewriter. A policeman writes a report. Operator pressing a button on an early computer electronic data processing console controlling two IBM 729 Magnetic Tape Units. Policemen leave precinct on L Street in Washington D.C. precinct to begin their patrols. A policeman writes on his notebook while holding a card from the arrest index file. Policeman answers call. A police officer inside a grocery store. Policeman keeps writing notes in a ledger.
Toronto Policemen participate in annual "Church Parade" to honor fallen from World War 1. The Police Pipe Band leads the parade past the City Hall Branch of the Dominion Bank, at Queen and Bay Streets. They are followed by uniformed policemen wearing white gloves.The Pipe band continues along tree-lined section of street. Police official on horseback leads the uniformed police officers. A contingent of mounted police take part in the parade. An elderly man in Police uniform stands with three elderly officials, in top hats, in front of the Toronto City Hall, where members of another police band in uniform, stand, at ease, conversing. Spectators are gathered under a flagpole. A Color Guard of police officers stands at attention. The four elderly gentlemen are assisted in placing a floral wreath at the base of the World War I memorial at the City Hall. Inscription: "To Our Glorious Dead" is seen on the monument. The four men stand as the police band plays music.
Tourist Police marching in Rome, Italy. Two Carabiniere salute. People see. A woman asks for help to a policeman. Tourist police marching along the ruins of the Roman Forum (Foro Romano, Via della Salara Vecchia, 5/6, 00186 Roma RM, Italy). Tourist police march to the Vatican to receive a papal blessing. A policeman acts as a guide to a couple inside the Colosseum (Piazza del Colosseo, 1, 00184 Roma RM, Italy). A policeman helps a woman near the Roman Forum. Insignia on sleeve of a policeman reads "English". A Swedish woman takes help from a policeman. A suitcase with travel stickers such as Hotel Baltimore. Policeman sees through binoculars. The woman gives him flowers and a kiss. Italian policeman acts confused.
A documentary shows how an African tribe is ruled under Colonial Government in Belgian, Congo. Life in Leopoldville under Belgian rule. A building in view. A General comes out of the building. The General shakes hands with an officer. The General speaking. A holiday parade. People crowd on either side of a street to watch the parade. The African soldiers parade. The officers talk. The bicycle soldiers march. The African tribal men talk to each other. Several tribal men talking. The tribal people walk on a street. The people crowd around the tribal policemen. The policemen speak to them. The people protest. The policemen try to control a tribal man. A badge on the arm of a policeman reads 'UMHK N2 151 Police'. The policeman arrest two of the tribal men. The policeman takes them to a police station. A sign on a building reads 'Commissariat Police'. The policeman gives explanation. The guards stand on a gate. The guards take the arrested men inside the building.
Unsuspecting man pays cash to gangster for stolen car and puts temporary license plate on car after examining its title. After signing paperwork, the thief walks away. Car driving out of parking lot. 1956 Chevrolet Del Ray Club Coupe driving into Tom's car lot across from Ben Franklin store and Suburban Trust bank. Exact location unknown but suspect suburban Maryland near D.C. Man examining car paperwork. Man and mechanic open car hood and converse. Close up of motor stamp pad with fake restamped numbers and grind marks with no broach marks. Finger pointing at engine stamp pad. Mechanic closes car hood and owner heads to mechanic’s office. Policeman on call during an FBI agent’s visit. Policeman hangs up phone and says, "looks like a stolen car case." Police car driving into parking lot at Tom's cars. Car lot owner shows his car’s papers to the police and FBI detective. Police and FBI agent reads car title documents. Policeman and FBI agent look under hood of 1956 Chevrolet Del Ray Club Coupe and confer. Finger pointing at motor stamp pad. Policeman and FBI agent examine car trunk, policeman looks for clues under passenger seat. Policeman and FBI agent look at car trim tag. Mechanic drives the car out of parking lot. FBI agent and policeman take notes after examining underside of 1956 Chevrolet Del Ray Club Coupe.
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