> Must be a misunderstanding here. No worries, textual communications do not convey the nuances verbal conversation can provide, so misunderstandings are inevi

> Must be a misunderstanding here. No worries, textual communications do not convey the nuances verbal conversation can provide, so misunderstandings are inevitable. > It might be easier if you just stated your actual view instead of playing twenty questions ... What I am saying is that criminals do their best to "throw off the scent" of who they are. The purpose of their stealing license plates is to infuse confusion and/or delay in discovering their identity. > Just to be clear: I would be absolutely fine with law enforcement investigating the appearance of my stolen plates at a crime scene ... Perhaps you would, depending on the circumstance and timing of said investigation. And perhaps others may not be as confident, including your future self. Either way, a person otherwise completely uninvolved would now be a subject in a criminal investigation. The second-order effects of this only exist due to intentional identity misdirection, which is, of course, the whole purpose of license plates being stolen in the first place.