Vehicle identification and interception

A computer program product, comprising a computer readable hardware storage device storing a computer readable program code, said computer readable program code comprising an algorithm that when executed by a computer processor of a delivery vehicle monitoring apparatus implements a delivery vehicle identification and intercept method, said method comprising:

• executing, by said computer processor, a search process with respect to a plurality of delivery vehicles within a predefined geographical area;
• locating within said predefined geographical area, by said computer processor, at least one delivery vehicle of said plurality of delivery vehicles;
• establishing, by said computer processor, a communication link from said delivery vehicle monitoring apparatus to said at least one delivery vehicle;
• retrieving, by said computer processor from said at least one delivery vehicle, identification data identifying said at least one delivery vehicle;
• verifying, by said computer processor, said identification data with respect to a registry comprising identities associated with multiple delivery vehicles;
• and
• determining, by said computer processor based on results of said verifying, if said identification data is associated with any of said identities.

A delivery vehicle monitoring apparatus comprising a computer processor coupled to a computer-readable memory unit, said memory unit comprising instructions that when executed by the computer processor executes a delivery vehicle identification and intercept method comprising:

• executing, by said computer processor, a search process with respect to a plurality of delivery vehicles within a predefined geographical area;
• locating within said predefined geographical area, by said computer processor, at least one delivery vehicle of said plurality of delivery vehicles;
• establishing, by said computer processor, a communication link from said delivery vehicle monitoring apparatus to said at least one delivery vehicle;
• retrieving, by said computer processor from said at least one delivery vehicle, identification data identifying said at least one delivery vehicle;
• verifying, by said computer processor, said identification data with respect to a registry comprising identities associated with multiple delivery vehicles;
• and
• determining, by said computer processor based on results of said verifying, if said identification data is associated with any of said identities.