Interview report (FD-302)Interview of Nebraska State Patrol trooper re traffic stop of 1973 Chevrolet near North PlatteInterviewed 2 February 1974page 2 of 2
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Part 34, page 16

DB Cooper-12612

Interviewed 2 February 1974

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 34 p. 16 (DB Cooper-12612), FD-302 interview, interviewed 2 Feb 1974 — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-34/pages/16

Places

Blair, NebraskaNorth PlatteOmahaTomahawk Truck Stop

Transcript

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[REDACTED] said that he [REDACTED] on the [REDACTED] and requested him to follow him to the Tomahawk Truck Stop parking lot, North Platte. He stated that [REDACTED] followed him in the above vehicle and while driving to North Platte he requested, through radio communi- cations, a data check on the above license. He was subsequently advised through his radio dispatcher that the above license was registered to a [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Omaha, on a brown Ford. [REDACTED] continued that at the Tomahawk parking lot he told [REDACTED] that they would then proceed to the Sheriff's Office, North Platte, because of the inconsistency of the Chevrolet and the license being registered to a Ford. [REDACTED] stated that he hand- cuffed [REDACTED] and took him to the Sheriff's Office and left the above Chevrolet locked at the Tomahawk parking lot. [REDACTED] said that [REDACTED] kept maintaining to him and [REDACTED] was the owner of the vehicle and that [REDACTED] purchased and sold cars and turned odometers back.

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[REDACTED] said that at the North Platte Sheriff's Office he contacted [REDACTED] UCP, North Platte. [REDACTED] said that he then telephoned [REDACTED] [REDACTED] at Omaha and was advised by [REDACTED] that his license plate had been stolen and he had reported its theft to the Omaha Police Department. [REDACTED] further stated that Nebraska license [REDACTED] had been left on his vehicle. [REDACTED] said that he then ran a data check on this 29 county Nebraska license which reflected that it was registered to a [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Blair, Nebraska. [REDACTED] said this additional information was also given to [REDACTED]

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[REDACTED] said after this matter was turned over to [REDACTED] that he and [REDACTED] then returned to the above Chevrolet and inventoried the items in this car. During this inventory, drugs and keys were found in the vehicle, as well as finding two Minnesota license plates [REDACTED] under the mat in the trunk on the right side. This information was also given to [REDACTED]

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