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 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

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 —

On January 5, 2012, the owner of a 2001 Ford Explorer discovered that his vehicle had been stolen and immediately contacted the Chicago Police Department. After confirming the vehicle’s theft, Chicago Police officers completed a stolen vehicle report and had the Ford’s VIN entered into the state and federal crime computers. This routine police action

On the afternoon of January 27, 2012, a manager of the Home Depot in Grove City, OH discovered that one of the store’s rental vehicles had been stolen by fraudulent means two days after the rental transaction occurred. The manager quickly filed a theft report wiht the Grove City Police Department. After verifying the theft, the Grove City

On January 13, 2012, the victim discovered that his 2004 Ford F150 pickup had been stolen and reported the theft to the Woodland Police Department. The vehicle information was entered into the California Stolen Vehicle System as well as the national system, NCIC. This routine police action automatically activated the LoJack transponder concealed in the

On the morning of January 22, 2012, LAPD Air-3 flight officers were on patrol when they began to receive a silent LoJack signal on the LoJack Police Tracking Computer installed in their aircraft. When the officers queried the reply code with the stolen vehicle computer databse, they were informed that the signal was coming from

On the morning of January 22, 2012, LAPD Air-3 flight officers were on patrol when they began to receive a silent LoJack signal on the LoJack Police Tracking Computer installed in their aircraft. When the officers queried the reply code with the stolen vehicle computer databse, they were informed that the signal was coming from

On January 15, 2012, a car dealership contacted the Arroyo Grande Police Department to report that a 2004 Pontiac Grand Am had been stolen from their business. Arroyo Grande Police responded to the scene, prepared a stolen vehicle report and had the stolen Pontiac’s information entered into the state and federal crime computers. This routine

On January 16, 2012, deputies from Orange County Sheriff’s N. County HQ Station were on patrol when they picked up the silent LoJack signal of a stolen 2010 Chevrolet Malibu on the Police Tracking Computers installed in their patrol vehicles. After broadcasting the information to other police units in the area, they continued their ground