When the owners of the 2005 Chevrolet Silverado pickup discovered that their vehicle had been stolen on February 9, 2012, they immediately filed a theft report with the Houston Police Department. After all the pertinent information was gathered, Houston Police entered the Silverado’s information into the nationwide law enforcement stolen vehicle computer system.  This routine

The owners of a 1994 Honda Accord in the morning hours of February 8, 2012, parked in the City of South Salt Lake. Later that same morning, they found the car stolen and immediately contacted the South Salt Lake City Police to report the theft. After verifying the crime, the police entered the stolen Honda’s information into the

On the morning of January 19, 2012, the owner of United Rentals in Lakeland, Florida, noticed that a Takeuchi Skid Steer was missing from their lot, where it was last seen the previous night. He immediately contacted the Polk County Sheriff’s Office to report the theft. After completing a stolen vehicle report, the Polk County officers had

On January 24, 2012, the owner of a 2005 Dodge Ram pickup truck contacted the Peoria Police Department to report that the vehicle had been stolen. After a brief investigation, Peoria Police completed a stolen vehicle report and had information about the Dodge Ram entered into the state and federal crime computer databases. This routine

On the night of February 9, 2012, the owner of a 2000 Honda Odyssey reported his vehicle stolen to the Anaheim Police Department. The owner reported that he had left his keys in the vehicle while working at a local car wash. Anaheim officers obtained the vehicle information and had their records division enter this information into the state

In the early morning hours of January 28, 2012, El Monte Police Department Air-45 flight officers were on routine patrol when they began to pick up a silent LoJack signal on their onboard LoJack Police Tracking Computer. When they called the LoJack reply code into the national system, they were informed that the signal was

On the morning of December 9, 2011, the owner of a 2007 Suzuki motorcycle discovered that his bike was missing from the parking lot of his apartment complex, where he had parked it the previous night. the owner immediately contacted the Clearwater Police Department to report the theft. After completing the stolen vehicle report, Clearwater officers had information

On the morning of January 21, 2012, officers from the LAPD Hollenbeck Division were on patrol when they began to receive a silent LoJack signal on the LoJack Police Tracking Computer installed in their patrol vehicle. When they queried the LoJack code with the national stolen vehicle database, they were informed that the signal was coming

In the early morning hours of January 15, 2012, the owner of a 2007 Mercedes-Benz C230 left the vehicle, with the engine running, in an alley in the 3400 block of 15th Avenue West in Seattle.  A thief spotted an opportunity,  jumped into the car and drove away.  As soon as the owner discovered the vehicle missing,

On the morning of January 5, 2012, the owner of a 2008 Lexus IS250 was warming his vehicle in the driveway of his residence in the 8600 block of 42nd Street West in University Place, Washington. An opportunistic thief took advantage of that situation and drove off with the Lexus. The owner immediately reported the