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26. Police Officer Barton has finished investi-
gating a report of grand larceny and has
obtained the following information:
Time of Occurrence:
Between 3
P
.
M
.
and 5
P
.
M
.
Place of Occurrence:
In front of victim's
home, 37 Deere
Drive
Victim:
Mrs. Tromwell,
owner of the
vehicle
Crime:
Automobile
broken into
Property Taken:
Radio and tape
player valued at
$1,000
Officer Barton is preparing a report on the
incident. Which one of the following
expresses the preceding information most
clearly and accurately?
(A) While parked in front of her home,
Mrs. Tromwell states that between
3
P
.
M
. and 5
P
.
M
. an unknown person
broke into her vehicle. Mrs. Tromwell,
who lives at 37 Deere Drive, lost her
$1,000 radio and tape player.
(B) Mrs. Tromwell, who lives at 37 Deere
Drive, states that between 3
P
.
M
. and
5
P
.
M
. her vehicle was parked in front
of her home when an unknown person
broke into her car and took her radio
and tape player, worth $1,000.
(C) Mrs. Tromwell was parked in front of
37 Deere Drive, which is her home,
when it was robbed of a $1,000 radio
and tape player. When she came out,
she observed between 3
P
.
M
. and 5
P
.
M
.
that her car had been broken into by an
unknown person.
(D) Mrs. Tromwell states between 3
P
.
M
.
and 5
P
.
M
. that an unknown person
broke into her car in front of her home.
Mrs. Tromwell further states that she
was robbed of a $1,000 radio and tape
player at 37 Deere Drive.
Answer questions 27 through 30 on the basis of
the information given in the following passage.
Automobile tire tracks found at the scene of a
crime constitute an important link in the chain
of physical evidence. In many cases, these are
the only clues available. In some areas, un-
paved ground adjoins the highway or paved
streets. A suspect will often park his or her car
off the paved portion of the street when com-
mitting a crime, sometimes leaving excellent
tire tracks. Comparison of the tire-track im-
pressions with the tires is possible only when
the vehicle has been found. However, the
initial problem facing the police is the task of
determining what kind of car probably made
the impressions found at the scene of the
crime. If the make, model, and year of the car
that made the impressions can be determined,
it is obvious that the task of elimination is
greatly lessened.
27. The one of the following that is the most
appropriate title for this passage is
(A) The Use of Automobiles in the
Commission of Crimes.
(B) The Use of Tire Tracks in Police Work.
(C) The Capture of Criminals by Scientific
Police Work.
(D) The Positive Identification of Crimi-
nals Through Their Cars.
28. When searching for clear signs left by the
car used in the commission of a crime, the
most likely place for the police to look
would be on the
(A) highway adjoining unpaved streets.
(B) highway adjacent to paved streets.
(C) paved streets adjacent to a highway.
(D) unpaved ground adjacent to a highway.
29. Automobile tire tracks found at the scene of
a crime are of value as evidence in that they
are
(A) generally sufficient to trap and convict
a suspect.
(B) the most important link in the chain of
physical evidence.
(C) often the only evidence at hand.
(D) circumstantial rather than direct.
