THIS GUIDE WAS DEVELOPED FROM A TEXTBOOK BY R. S. CHILIMIDOS TITLED 'AUTO THEFT INVESTIGATION.' IT MAY BY USED WITH OR WITHOUT THE TEXT TO PREPARE FOR CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATIONS, TO ACQUAINT AN OFFICER WITH AUTO THEFT INVESTIGATION, OR TO IMPROVE RECALL OF MOTOR VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION FEATURES. THE ANSWER KEYS GIVE THE CORRECT RESPONSE TO EACH QUESTION AND REFER THE READER TO THE PAGE OF THE CHILIMIDOS TEXT FROM WHICH THE QUESTION WAS TAKEN. THE MATERIAL COVERS METHODS OF OPERATING OF BOTH PROFESSIONAL AND AMATEUR VECHICLE THIEVES, STOPPING A STOLEN VEHICLE CONTAINING OCCUPANTS; COLLECTING EVIDENCE FROM ABANDONED VEHICLE, REPORTING; AND DECODING VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS FOUND ON FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC AUTOMOBILES, TRUCKS, MOTORCYCLES, AND TRACTOR TRAILERS. SEE NCJ-11490. (GLR)