On November 3, 2012, the owner of a 2005 Ford F150 pickup truck contacted the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department’s Carson Station to report that his vehicle had been stolen. Apparently, several months ago, he had lost his vehicle keys; it appeared that they had been used by thieves to steal the truck. LASD deputies verified

On November 2, 2012, the owner of a 2010 Ducati motorcycle contacted the Riverside Sheriff’s Department to report her motorcycle stolen from her driveway in the city of Corona. Riverside deputies verified the theft and entered the Ducati’s information into the state and federal crime computers, which automatically activated the LoJack transponder concealed in the

On November 2, 2012, the owner of a 2000 Honda Civic discovered the vehicle missing from her apartment complex when she left for work that morning. She immediately contacted the Citrus Heights Police Department to report the theft. Citrus Heights officers verified the theft and had the Honda’s information entered into the state and federal

On October 8, 2012, the owner of a 2006 Suzuki motorcycle contacted the Travis County Sheriff’s Office to report that the motorcycle was stolen from an apartment complex just outside of Austin.  Minutes later, the owner of a 2007 Suzuki motorcycle contacted the Austin Police Department to report that his motorcycle was stolen from an

In August of 2012, a dealership in Cerritos sold a used 2006 Toyota Tacoma to an individual, and received a check as partial payment. The dealership later determined that the check was bad, and the customer had given fraudulent information during the credit process. The dealership contacted the Los Angeles County Taskforce for Regional Auto

On Sunday morning, September 9, 2012, the owner of a 2007 Chevrolet Blazer sport utility vehicle discovered their vehicle missing from their home and contacted the Hollywood Police Department to report it stolen. Hollywood officers verified the theft and had the Chevrolet’s information entered into the state and federal crime computers, which automatically activated the

The owners of a 2003 Nissan Maxima last saw their car parked on September 27, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Six days later, on October 3, the owners discovered the car missing and immediately contacted the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. Las Vegas Police verified the theft and had the vehicle’s information entered into the

On September 9, 2012, the owner of a 2005 Infiniti G35 returned to home to find the residence burglarized and her vehicle stolen. She quickly contacted the Phoenix Police Department to report the crimes. Phoenix Police verified the theft and had the Infiniti’s information entered into the state and federal crime computers, which automatically activated

On August 11, 2012, the owners of a 2007 Kawasaki ZX600 motorcycle contacted the Palm Bay Police Department to report that their vehicle was stolen from the parking lot of their apartment complex. The Palm Bay Police verified the theft and entered the vehicle information into the state and federal crime computers, which automatically activated

On August 29, 2012, for the third time in two years, the owner of a Honda Civic EX contacted the Fife Police Department to report the vehicle stolen. According to the victim, it was taken from the owners’ residence in the 4600 block of 16th Street East sometime during the late evening to early morning