I ducked down and asked her to please drive out in a hurry because I needed to make an important call. From a pay phone, I dialed the LAPD’s West Valley Division and asked to be transferred to records. "This is Detective Schaffer," I said. "I need to check a subject for any hits, local and in NCIC" (the FBI’s National Crime Information Center). "Mitnick, that’s M-I-T-N-I-C-K, Kevin David. The subject’s DOB is 8-6-1963."