The car was not registered in the National Crime Information Center, an electronic clearinghouse of crime data.

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Valle is also charged with accessing the National Crime Information Center database illegally.

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"They'll begin by putting names in the FBI's National Crime Information data base system, the most widely used tool for finding suspects, " explained one source.

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According to the FBI's National Crime Information Center, the number of reported laptop thefts increased almost 48% over the last two years, from 73, 700 to almost 109, 000.

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The NICS system is linked to several databases managed by the FBI, including the National Crime Information Center, and runs an individual's name through federal and state criminal records.

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In the government's mid term report, which measured progress against their programme for government they said "we have established a national scheme requiring hospitals to share information on gun and knife crime".

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The most significant change, critics say, has been a clampdown on official information about crime, part of a government-wide attempt to refocus national and international attention onto Mexico's economy.

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The Information Commissioner said public bodies not involved in dealing with serious crime or national security, such as the Department for Work and Pensions, should have to apply to a court before access was granted.

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