Cops Had PC to Search Overdue Rental Car

U.S. v. Brown, 2007 WL 1290149 (4/30/07)(unpub'd) - The officers had probable cause to search the car the defendant was driving, even though the officers could have eliminated their concerns that the car was stolen by simply calling the 800 number of the rental car company. Enterprise would have told the officers they orally granted the defendant an extension of time to keep the car. The officers were not required to investigate every claim of innocence or to perform an error-free investigation.