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Re: Etched Hub caps

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Subject: Re: Etched Hub caps
From: Fred_Katz@ci.sf.ca.us
Date: Fri, 27 Aug 1999 16:37:07 -0700
Haven't some Police Departments recommended etching your goods with your 
drivers license number? That's what that tag looks like. The 'DL' stands 
for drivers license. I work with the SFPD, and it takes us seconds to 
search nationwide for drivers license info.

Fred - So.SF

>Exactly, If I thought you had my stolen hub caps, I could just look at 
>the outside of your car. Otherwise I'd have to ask your permission to 
>please remove your hub caps so I could see if they are my stolen ones! 
>Tim C.
>
>Ron Hamilton wrote:
>
>> Somebody'd attempt at making things harder to steal by putting 
>>an identifying mark on them?
>>
>> Ron
>>
>> 70 - SPL311 wrote:
>>
>> > Have a curiousity question.
>> >
>> > I got a hubcap with a hand etched number on the outside of it 
>> and was
>> > wondering if anyone new what it might have meant and/or why etch 
>>a hubcap?
>> >
>> > BC 282 5782 DL
>> >
>> > Thanks!


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