On September 17, 2012, the owner of a 2010 Mazda MZ3 contacted the Huntington Beach Police Department to report that his vehicle had been stolen. Huntington Beach Police verified the theft and entered the vehicle information into the state and federal crime computers, which automatically activated the LoJack transponder concealed in the vehicle. A short

On March 31, 2012, the owner of a 2010 Mazda 3 discovered that his vehicle was stolen from where he had parked it in San Francisco. The owner contacted the San Francisco Police Department, who completed a stolen vehicle report on the Mazda and had the vehicle information entered into the California and federal crime