I was speaking of a theft ring busted up in Zanesville in which they used scouts to write down tag numbers of motorcycles. For $25 or so they would research the owners location on the internet, wait until a day of crappy weather and steal you baby after you leave for work. In most cases they had it in the truck which was a pane van set up up like a mobile chop shop with a wirless internet connection. By the time they started there multi state sweep from Detroit to NYC they had several bikes stolen, disassembled and on e-bay for sale before the victim even got home from work.
My wife had a guy jump out and attack her in traffic one day, and she cam straight to my office just freaking out. My first question was did you get the tag number, she did, I trained her well. $29.95 and 10 minutes later I had his address year, make and model. Went and took some polaroids of his house and car and mailed them to him from "BIG BROTHER"! Sent him birthday and Christmas cards from "BIG BROTHER" to remind him of proper driving etiquette.
The mall statement was hypothetically speaking.
It's too easy to do, trust me.
