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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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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