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FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

In 2011, Ventura County law enforcement agencies formed an auto theft task force to investigate a theft operation involving Toyota Tacoma trucks stolen from Los Angeles County and sold to unsuspecting buyers in Ventura County. The stolen trucks had fraudulent titles and displayed license plates stolen from other Tacoma trucks. The trucks were parked on residential streets, marked for sale with a telephone number, and sold thereafter in cash transactions. On June 20, 2011, Mario Delgado parked his Toyota Tacoma truck in front of his apartment in Los Angeles. Later that evening, he noticed that his truck was not there and reported the theft to police. Two days later, Abel Gutierrez saw a Toyota Tacoma truck parked on a residential street in Ventura, marked with a "For Sale" sign. Gutierrez telephoned the contact number and spoke to Baron Ramirez, who identified himself as "Fernando." Gutierrez informed Ramirez that he was interested in purchasing the truck. Detective George Orozco, a California Highway Patrolman and member of the auto theft task force, also saw the Toyota Tacoma truck marked for sale. The vehicle identification number on the truck…