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... are often kept on computer, especially in doctors' and attorneys' offices. They may be protected by computer encryption or password. It's also possible to hide a file so that it doesn't appear on the computer's directory without the use of a password or special software. It then becomes necessary to seize the computer, electronic storage devices, central processing units, monitors, disks and tape drives, printers and manuals, and handwritten or printed materials to ensure proper, safe recovery of the material. While assisting on search warrants, I've found such documents on private persons, in residences, in vehicles, in places of business and professional offices, in briefcases, and on computers. Documents may relate to current criminal activity or crimes that took place as long as four years previously. Some law ... phony accident. The stager/capper often provides actual scripts or information sheets complete with every detail of the accident. They include diagrams of the supposed accident scene; the names, addresses, and seating positions of the players; the insurance company information; how, when, and where the accident supposedly occurred; and the alleged drivers' driver's license information. The capper distributes these scripts to the plotters and rehearses each person's role in the accident. There are various types of staged accidents. In what's called a swoop and squat' accident, an innocent victim is set up in a deliberate, intentionally caused collision. Two vehicles are used. One vehicle, usually an older vehicle with multiple occupants, is set up to receive the impact. This is sometimes called the receiver. The second vehicle ...