On a frigid afternoon on October 26, 2012, the owner of a 2005 Ford Expedition Eddie Bauer Edition contacted the Adams County Sheriff’s Office to report the vehicle stolen. Adams County deputies verified the theft and had the Ford’s information entered into the state and federal crime computers. This action automatically activated the LoJack transponder

On April 15, 2012, flight officers with Los Angeles Police Department’s Air-3 helicopter began to pick up a silent LoJack homing signal on the LoJack Police Tracking Computer (PTC) installed in their aircraft. After querying the “Reply Code” appearing on the PTC’s display, the officers were informed that the signal was emanating from a 2005