From: swilliam@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Steve Williams)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.football.pro
Subject: Washington Redskins - Gary Clark - 8/15/92
Date: 17 Aug 92 19:04:15 GMT
Reply-To: swilliam@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Steve Williams)
Organization: Carderock Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center


Apparently Gary Clark bought two vehicles that were stolen from a Nissan 
dealership in Charlottesville, VA.  These two vechiles are 1992 Pathfinder 
and 1991 Maxima.  Clark's father turned in the Maxima.

Clark is charged with driving the Pathfinder.  Both vehicles were registered 
to Clark's mother, Mabel Clark, of Dublin, VA, according to police.  
Clark said that he gave the Pathfinder to his parents.  No charges have 
yet been filed in connection with the stolen Maxima.

Both the Pathfinder and the Maxima are now at the Rockville Barracks 
of the Maryland State Police in Rockville, MD.

Colonial Auto Sales in Charlottesville reported the Maxima, the Pathfinder 
and another car stolen January 8 after discovering that they were missing 
during a monthly inventory, police said.

Clark said that he bought the Pathfinder from a friend for $11,000 "around 
Christmas time" as a present for his parents.  Colonial Auto said the 
list price for the truck, loaded with optional equipment, was $20,060.  
The Maxima had a list price of $14,400.

Clark, who is making $850,000 this year as a Redskin, said he asked 
a state police to check on the vehicle, which had no mileage on the 
odometer.  "It came back fine," Clark said.  "We put part of the money 
down, and were going to pay the rest when we got the title.  We're still 
waiting for the title," he added.

In Virginia, under a process called "held title," a car buyer can obtain 
license tags and registration for a vehicle without showing proof of 
ownership, according to the state Department of Motor Vehicle.  The 
"held title" process is designed to allow car buyers to drive while 
the title is being verified by motor vehicle officials.  This process 
was started as a courtesy to the car dealers.  Registration normally 
requires completion of registration and application and some proof of 
ownership or title transfer.

Police said auto thefts involving altered serial numbers usually are 
not detected until the car purchaser needs to show title.  That's the 
one thing the thieves cannot do - give title to the buyers.

The vehicle identification number on the Maxima turned in Thursday had 
been altered in the same manner as the Pathfinder.  It appeared that 
the serial numbers had been "replated" and affixed to the dashboards.

Both the Pathfinder and the Maxima have been seized by police and will 
be returned to either the dealership or its insurance company, police 
said. Police have not recovered the third stolen vehicle, a 1992 gold 
Nissan Maxima.

Clark said Thursday that he was mad about losing his truck.  He described 
the Pathfinder deal as embarrassing.

Source: The Washington Post, August 15, 1992


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