KPRC 2 Investigates clone cars and flaw allowing vehicle identity theft
KPRC 2 investigator Amy Davis discovered a flaw in the state’s titling system allowing thieves to steal cars and hide them in plain sight on our roadways.Hit and runs, criminal activity and toll violators are just a few reasons it’s important that police can track the history of every vehicle on the road.
“I was completely floored,” Davis told Amy Davis, recounting what the employees at the dealership told him.“They were like, ‘Well, the title that you have has your name on it, but however, when we pull it to look into the system, the car’s actually registered to someone else.’”It was registered to an address in Spring. When Houston police auto theft investigators drove to the address, they found another black 2015 BMW 535 in the driveway.
Under those circumstances, state law requires that law enforcement officers verify the VIN before a bonded title can be issued.HPD does VIN verifications at 1400 Dart every Monday morning. Officers check out each vehicle. A DMV spokesperson told us by email, in Davis’ case, “There was a record for this vehicle, so the applicant was not required to have the vehicle inspected by law enforcement.”“Are you in legal control of the vehicle?”“So, who’s going out to the parking lot to make sure that the person applying for the bond has that vehicle?” Davis asked Olvera.“Nobody at all,” said Olvera.
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