Can a CSM go into POV’s without the owner present?

Can he/she do it? It's obvious the answer is yes as it DID happen.
Should they do it? F|JCK no.

Grab a couple of sworn statements or MFR and walk into either IG or ask for an open door with the BN CO since it was BN CSM doing the dirty. Make copies of the statements and MFRs before going to the open door/IG of course.

The closet thing I can think of that make it even close to ok to attempt entry into a POV (I am not saying it is) is attempting to enforce the "no TA-50 in POVs" policy that every base I have been to has. Now why it is anyone's business what I keep in my insured POV covered by both vehicle insurance and renters insurance is beyond me. That one always felt like an over reach.

“ The additional responses are for people who are willing to got the extra mile to ensure that the NCO Corps is purified of this rotten apple.”

So to purify the NCO corps, your advice is to completely lie about the incident, report items missing that you never had?

Clown show

Very strange. Follow earlier guidance. I would be interested in the outcome. This doesn't make sense, even if he had sone sort of permission he should not conduct a search alone.

I would think that there is not OK

“ Fort Sill Regulation 190-1 "Installation Physical Security and Crime Prevention" governs the security requirements for residents, Soldiers and employees on post. The regulation requires that all unattended vehicles be locked said Janet McMurtrey, Physical Security Branch chief. That means you can't leave your car unlocked even if you're going to run into the shoppette for a minute”

That’s great. But how would the CSM know if the vehicle belonged to a resident, soldier or on post employee? Could be a spouse, girlfriend, dominos delivery driver, etc.

Back when I was a PFC, I was on CQ one day and a another soldier parked his bike out front of the Company area. A high speed NCO took his bike to teach him a lesson. The soldier called the police and had him arrested. There is nothing wrong with looking into locked cars, but if he takes something that's another matter. If it is part of an ATO random measure as an official duty that is signed off on and being conducted in official manner that is also another matter. I am sure that is not the case.

In my opinion, experience and from talking to other MP'S. The answer is once enter you have give the right to search vehicle up. While your at the gate or the vicinity of the gate. Once surpass the gate area I.E the barriers. The same rules apply that apply in the civilian world. I would also so what so many suggested talk to legal office or IG.