On March 9, 2012, El Monte Police Department’s Air-44 flight officers had just lifted off from their helipad when they picked up the silent LoJack signal from a 2003 Lexus ES300 that had been entered as stolen minutes prior by LAPD Pacific Division. The signal appeared to be in motion, so Air-44 alerted ground units

On the night of February 21, 2012, the owners of a 2008 Honda Civic discovered that their vehicle had been stolen, and quickly reported the theft to the San Diego 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

After the owners reported their 1998 Honda CRX stolen to the Riverside Sheriff’s Department’s Lake Elsinore Station, the vehicle information was entered into the statewide and nationwide stolen vehicle system (SVS/NCIC) computer databases. This routine police action automatically activated the LoJack transponder concealed in the vehicle, causing the transponder to begin emitting a silent homing

After the owners reported their 1998 Honda CRX stolen to the Riverside Sheriff’s Department’s Lake Elsinore Station, the vehicle information was entered into the statewide and nationwide stolen vehicle system (SVS/NCIC) computer databases. This routine police action automatically activated the LoJack transponder concealed in the vehicle, causing the transponder to begin emitting a silent homing

On February 22, 2012, Los Angeles Sheriffs Air-21 flight deputies were on patrol when their onboard LoJack Police Tracking Computer (PTC) picked up the silent LoJack signal from a 1998 Nissan Maxima reported stolen to the Pasadena Police Department just minutes earlier.  Following the directional signals on the PTC, the deputies tracked the stolen Nissan into

On the evening of February 22, 2012, the owner of a 2006 Suzuki 650 parked and secured his motorcycle for the night. When he returned for the bike the following morning, he discovered it missing and contacted the Anaheim Police Department to report the theft. Anaheim Police initiated a stolen vehicle report and had the Suzuki’s information entered into

A 2007 Land Rover was at an auto repair shop in upper Manhattan for service when it was stolen outside the shop, with the keys in the ignition. When the owner of the Land Rover returned to the shop, he was informed that the vehicle had been stolen, and he immediately reported the theft to NYPD’s 25th precinct. After

When the owner of a Lexus RX330 discovered that her vehicle had been stolenon the morning of February 15, 2012, she immediately reported the theft to the San Diego Police Department.  It was the police department’s routine entry of the Lexus’ information into the nationwide law enforcement stolen vehicle computer system that automatically activated the

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 —