Jeff became uncomfortable.
He acknowledged that several removals involved vehicles parked on homeowners' property.
When questioned about whether he had verified the legal basis for those actions, he admitted that he relied entirely on the work orders.
Then came the important detail.
Before the Porsche incident, Dwayne Kessler had held a team meeting.
Jeff remembered Sandra's name being mentioned repeatedly.
He also remembered Kessler saying that this particular homeowner had been refusing to pay fines and needed to be taught that the association could enforce consequences.
The team was instructed to act quickly.
Avoid extended discussion.
And make sure the Porsche was secured before the owner could interfere.
When Jeff asked why the job required three men, Kessler reportedly answered that the homeowner had been difficult.
Then somebody mentioned that Marcus Vale drove an expensive sports car and probably believed he could afford to ignore neighborhood regulations.
Jeff didn't remember anybody saying I worked for the Marshals Service.
That explained part of what happened.
Sandra expected a confrontation with a wealthy homeowner.
She wanted enough men present to intimidate me.
And she assumed a clamp and an official-looking notice would make it easier to force the issue.
Then Jeff described something else.
Several days before the attempted removal, Stonebridge employees had been asked to check whether my Porsche was still parked outside at night.
He knew of at least one occasion when a company vehicle passed through the neighborhood.
Investigators compared that information with my security recordings.
The timeline overlapped with the period when somebody vandalized my tires.
That didn't prove the same people caused the damage.
But it provided additional evidence worth examining.
Then Jeff told investigators he'd seen a handwritten note on Dwayne's desk before the job.
Five words were written in thick black marker.
NEXT TIME WE TAKE IT.
For several seconds, the interviewer remained silent.
Then asked whether Jeff recognized the note.
He said it looked similar to a message the team leader had used while discussing my car.
The investigators didn't simply assume the note came from the same sheet of paper left beneath my windshield wiper.
They compared the evidence and pursued corroborating records.
But Jeff's account created a direct connection between the threat and people associated with Stonebridge.
The investigation into the tire vandalism became more focused.