.“The trooper noticed a plate that looked like it was false, and further investigation revealed that it was,” Indiana State Police Sgt. John Perrine told the television station. “As (officials) searched the car, they found a lot of what appeared to be stolen items.”
What started as a routine traffic stop turned into a much larger theft investigation by Indiana State Police (ISP). https://t.co/etsw0Bcxt0
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In addition to the suspect's car being reported stolen, troopers found sealed newspapers reporting the assassination of President John F. Kennedy's in November 1963. Troopers also found 28 credit cards under various names, WXIN reported.
“Some of these items were very unique. We know somebody out there is missing them, so we’re hoping to find the owners of these items,” Perrine told the television station.
The driver of the vehicle, Michael Wood, was arrested after police also found two autographed Super Bowl footballs, four cellphones and a small amount of meth inside the car, according to WXIN.
According to court records, “Wood could not explain all of these articles and just kept saying they had been in the car when he got it.”
"That's all part of the investigation, but we believe they were stolen items," Perrine told WXIN.
Wood was booked into the Marion County jail on simple drug-related charges, the television station reported. He is due in court next week
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