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Get Macromedia Flash. If you have Flash installed click to view gallery . Click for full view Virginia Beach Police Lt. Jim Kaiser shows items used in a sting operation involving Beach pawn shops. David B. Hollingsworth The Virginian Pilot Questions or comments about this ad Please click here By Aaron Applegate The Virginian Pilot May VIRGINIA BEACH Target No. this day was a pawn shop on Indian River Road. I m going in the voice of an undercover police officer crackled over surveillance equipment monitored by a detective in an unmarked minivan. The officer armed with a Sony PlayStation the video games Shrek and NBA Live a pair of walkie talkies and a camcorder ducked into the store. His job Get the pawn shop clerk to buy the stuff and then check to see whether the shop reported the transaction properly to police. Dubbed Operation Truth or Consequences Virginia Beach police were wrapping up a five month project to see how well pawn shops and secondhand stores obey laws that require them to tell police every day what they bought. If the shop does things right that Nintendo Wii stolen from your friend s apartment and pawned just might be recovered. During the operation Beach police went undercover to pawn shops and secondhand stores. Ten shops didn t buy the bait. Of the that did failed to record it all property police said. For example Birdneck Pawnshop reported incorrect serial numbers for two sub woofers they bought from undercover police. Alpha Music failed to report a used acoustic guitar the shop bought. Nathan s Lynnhaven Pawn misstated a serial and model number for a power tool. Two GameStop stores an entertainment software retailer that also buys used games were cited for failure to record game names and for not filing on time. The Class misdemeanors can carry a fine. Pawn shops don t have to record whom they sell things to. They are required to report to police daily the name address and date of birth of people from whom they buy stuff. The report also includes a description of the items they buy including serial numbers and model names. That information is compared to items that have been reported as stolen. Sloppy record keeping say a transposed number or a late report and the system breaks down police said. If one digit is off it doesn t work said Detective Bob Wilson who was listening from the unmarked van Tuesday to the under cover officer work. Typos can mess us up. And if they sit on the reports for two or three days the stuff is sold. Distinguishing serial numbers from part numbers or manufacturer s numbers can be difficult and the numbers can be hard to read said Mitchell Dunbar owner of Superior Pawn on Indian River Road one of the stores visited by the undercover officer on Tuesday. Some of these electronics have so many numbers on them that you don t know what to put down. So you pick the number you think is right he said. You do the best you can. A five looks like an eight. A five looks like a three. They are poorly done. Dunbar s clerk bought the Sony PlayStation the video games Shrek and NBA Live and a pair of walkie talkies. The clerk passed on a camcorder. When police got the report the serial numbers on the walkie talkies were incomplete. Dunbar said it was likely an honest mistake. He said his employee gave police the first seven of the digits in the walkie talkies serial number. He missed the four that followed a space. I don t see it as any more than a clerical error Dunbar said. 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SingStar makes its US PS debut with a Blu ray Disc containing singles and videos from today s hottest artists and legends including The Killers U Smashing Pumpkins Outkast R.E.M. Radiohead Britney Spears and The Pussycat Dolls. In addition to the new songs available on the disc SingStar PS provides players with access to a catalog of hundreds of downloadable songs featuring the real artists and videos via the PS online SingStore . Available at . for each individual track players can choose from songs and videos across multiple genres to create their own personalized party playlists. Over downloadable songs will be available within the North American SingStore on day one with the goal of adding approximately to new songs each month. Through utilizing the PLAYSTATION Eye camera players can become global stars with My SingStar Online where they can share their personal SingStar performances with the online worldwide SingStar community via captured video audio and photos. Players also will be able to view and rate videos created by others as well as check out the community s top performers with the newly added feature of weekly highest rated videos. The new Harmony Duet mode allows for scoring of melodies with specifically selected duet tracks while the Battle mode difficulty selection lets players choose their own individual difficulty rating when in Battle or Duet mode. For those on the go wanting to have their playlist ready when they arrive home they can now access the SingStore and My SingStar Online with PSP Remote Play. With Remote Play players can browse stream and remotely launch downloads from the SingStore as well as check out their profile on My SingStar Online. SingStar PS will be available both as a stand alone disc and as a bundle packaged with two high quality USB microphones. Fans who own microphones from the SingStar PS library can put them to use with SingStar PS . 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Otherwise register for one. PLAY STATION SingStar Released on PlayStation Prepare for the coolest parties ever By Calin Ciabai Games Editor Enlarge picture North Americans have every reason to be happy now and hope for some really hot parties this summer since the hit super party game SingStar has been released by Sony on their PlayStation consoles. The game initially announced as SingStar Vol has been released under the name of SingStar PS . The PS debut of the beloved franchise will be made as it should on a Blu ray disk containing no less than chart topping songs and videos from today s hottest artists like The Killers U Smashing Pumpkins Outkast R.E.M. Radiohead Britney Spears and The Pussycat Dolls. Also as you probably know from the PS version of the game you will be able to access a catalog of hundreds of other songs which can be downloaded for . . To bring you the real numbers over songs are available and to new songs will be added by Sony every month so you can rest assured that your parties will be the best and hottest of them all since your music will always keep the spirits high. The worldwide success of SingStar continues to spread across North America due in large part to its casual friendly social gameplay said Jeff Reese director software marketing SCEA. PS has allowed us to evolve the SingStar experience growing beyond simply expanding the library with new tracks. Adding new next generation features such as the SingStore and My SingStar Online SingStar PS is the complete party package with an ever growing downloadable catalog global community driven content and innovative social networking features . The features Reese talks about are simply amazing for example by using the PlayStation Eye cameras and the My SingStar Online service players can become global stars by capturing a video and sharing it with the entire SingStar community. For those who are a bit too shy there will be the option to record only the audio performances. And this will definitely be a success since Sony reported that following the European release of the game over videos have been shared on the game s official website. And now it s the Americans turn Digg this Slashdot it Add to del.icio.us Stumble Submit to Reddit Add to Technorati Furl PDF MORE RELATED ARTICLES DirectX Graphics on Consoles are Possible Sony Announces Game Lineup for Haze Has Gigs Mandatory Install Beyond Good choose. Poor Fair Good Very Good Excellent SingStar Released on PlayStation USER OPINIONS We are sorry there are no opinions available for this article. 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