The owner of a 2008 Dodge Charger had fallen on some difficult financial times; after receiving several summons, which he was unable to pay, the registration on his vehicle was suspended. Until he was able to raise the money to pay the summons, he was storing the Dodge in the driveway behind his house in

The owner of a 2008 Dodge Charger had fallen on some difficult financial times; after receiving several summons, which he was unable to pay, the registration on his vehicle was suspended. Until he was able to raise the money to pay the summons, he was storing the Dodge in the driveway behind his house in

On the afternoon of February 24, 2012, the owner of a 2005 Cadillac Escalade contacted the Selma Police Department to report the vehicle stolen. Selma Police gathered the information required to complete a stolen vehicle report and had this information entered into the California state and federal crime databases. This routine police action automatically activated

On February 27, 2012, LAPD Newton Division officers picked up the LoJack signal from a 1997 Honda Civic reported stolen two days earlier to the LAPD 77th Street Division. Following the directional and signal strength cues on the LoJack Tracking Computer installed in their patrol vehicle, the officers were able to track the stolen Honda

On February 13, 2012, the owner of a 1996 Acura RL contacted the Hawthorne Police Department to report that her vehicle had been stolen by her roommate. Hawthorne officers gathered the necessary information to file a stolen vehicle report, and had this information entered into the state and federal crime computer databases. This routine police

 On the morning of February 23, 2012, the owner of a 2001 Nissan Quest left her vehicle running in her driveway, where it was stolen. She immediately contacted the Los Angeles Police Department’s Harbor Division to report the theft. After the police gathered all of the pertinent information for a vehicle theft report, they had

On the afternoon of February 19, 2012, the owner of a 2010 Toyota Camry parked and locked her vehicle on the street where she lives in the Maspeth section of Queens, confines of the 104 precinct.. When she returned for it, she found the vehicle missing and immediately called the Police of the 104 precinct, NYPD.

The owner of a 2006 Ford F-350 pickup truck stayed at a Dallas hotel during the night of February 15, 2012; when he awoke the next morning, he discovered that his vehicle was missing from the hotel parking lot. The owner immediately reported the pickup stolen to the Dallas Police Department. Dallas officers gathered the

On February 23, 2012, the owner of a 2000 Honda Accord arrived home and parked his car in front of his home.  As he was sitting inside his vehicle talking on his cell phone, a male suspect approached him, holding a hammer, demanding his car keys and that he get out of the car.  The victim

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