When the owner of a 2001 Mercedes Benz SL600 Roadster discovered that his vehicle had been stolen on March 20, 2012, he reported the theft to the San Diego Sheriff’s Department. It was the Sheriff’s Department’s routine entry of the vehicle’s information into the nationwide law enforcement stolen vehicle computer system that automatically activated the

In the late afternoon of March 6, 2012, a 2001 Jeep Cherokee was stolen during an armed car-jacking, in which shots were fired at the owner, in the Woodlawn area of Baltimore County. The owner reported the crime to the Baltimore County Police Department, who quickly responded to the scene. After conducting a preliminary investigation

When the owners of this Nissan Xterra discovered that their vehicle had been stolen, they reported the theft to the Aurora Police Department.  It was the police department’s routine entry of the Xterra’s information into the nationwide law enforcement stolen vehicle computer system that automatically activated the LoJack transponder concealed in the vehicle. Neither the

On the morning of March 7, 2012, while on routine patrol, officers with the Arvada and Wheat Ridge Police Departments began receiving the silent homing signals from a stolen Dodge truck in their vicinity. When the officers queried the LoJack code appearing on the Police Tracking Computers installed in their patrol vehicles, they were notified

On the night of February 22, 2012, the owner of a 1996 Honda Accord discovered that her vehicle had been stolen, and quickly reported the theft to the National City Police Department. The responding officer verified the theft and, after obtaining all pertinent vehicle information, completed a stolen vehicle report. The officer then had the

On the morning of March 3, 2012, the owner of a 2000 Plymouth Voyager van contacted the Baltimore City Police Department to report the vehicle stolen from the 3200 block of Walbrook Avenue. The responding officer conducted a preliminary investigation and after obtaining all vehicle information, completed a stolen vehicle report. He then had this

On Monday morning, January 9, 2012, the owner of a 2001 Toyota RAV-4 SUV contacted the Miami Gardens Police Department to report the vehicle stolen. Upon arrival at the scene, the responding officer met with the owner, who advised that sometime during the previous night someone had stolen their Toyota from where they had parked

 On the morning of February 23, 2012, the owner of a 2001 Nissan Quest left her vehicle running in her driveway, where it was stolen. She immediately contacted the Los Angeles Police Department’s Harbor Division to report the theft. After the police gathered all of the pertinent information for a vehicle theft report, they had

On the morning of February 2, 2012, the owner of a 2002 Toyota Sienna contacted the Baltimore City Police Department to report that the vehicle had been stolen from the 2900 block of Forest Glen Road in Baltimore City. The responding officer obtained all the pertinent information and submitted the Toyota’s vehicle identification number to the state and federal

On the morning of February 1, 2012, workers arriving at job site in the 3600 block of W. Van Buren discovered a semi truck and flatbed trailer loaded with two stolen excavators. The victims contacted the Phoenix Police Department to report the crimes. The police entered information about the stolen equipment into the NCIC police computer —