http://www.vcstar.com/news/2010/apr/23/how-police-hot-wired-an-auto-theft-probe-into/
Operation Sudden Impact 4.23.10
Word got out on the street that buyers could be found at an Oxnard warehouse — and the sellers came calling, offering stolen cars, drugs and guns, according to authorities.
What they didn’t know was that the supposed felon buyers were actually undercover cops, that backup officers were ready for action nearby and that the transactions were being recorded by covert audio and video equipment.
See article, above.