On Monday morning, January 9, 2012, the owner of a 2001 Toyota RAV-4 SUV contacted the Miami Gardens Police Department to report the vehicle stolen. Upon arrival at the scene, the responding officer met with the owner, who advised that sometime during the previous night someone had stolen their Toyota from where they had parked

On February 22, 2012, detectives from the Los Angeles County Auto Theft Task Force’s TRAP were working a large-scale investigation involving several stolen vehicles and multiple suspects.  One of the vehicles was a 2004 Cadillac Escalade that was entered as stolen by TRAP earlier that day. Within minutes of the police entering the Escalade’s information

The owners of a 2007 Lexus RX350 returned home from vacation on the evening of February 14, 2012 to discover that their home had been burglarized and their vehicle stolen from the garage. The victims immediately contacted the Exeter Police Department to report the theft. Exeter Police gathered the relevant information about the crime and

On the morning of February 7, 2012, the owner of a 2009 Toyota Camry reported the vehicle stolen from the Unit block of Crafton Road in Baltimore County. An officer responded to the scene, and after conducting a preliminary investigation and obtaining all the vehicle information, completed a vehicle theft report. All the Toyota’s information was then entered into

On the morning of February 9, 2012, the owner of a 1996 Toyota Camry reported that the vehicle was stolen from the 3700 block of Springdell Avenue in Baltimore County. Anofficer responded to the scene and, after conducting a preliminary investigation and obtaining all the vehicle information, completed a vehicle theft report. All of the Toyota’s

When the owners of a 2000 Jeep Cherokee discovered that their vehicle had been stolen on the morning of January 23, 2012, they immediately reported the theft to the Denver Police Department.  It was the police department’s routine entry of the Jeep’s information into the nationwide law enforcement stolen vehicle computer system that automatically activated

When the renters of a 2007 Takeuchi Mini Excavator returned to their construction site on the morning of February 16, 2012, they discovered that unknown suspects had stolen the equipment. They quickly contacted the Stockton Police Department and reported the theft. After gathering the pertinent information, Stockton Police had the information about the stolen excavator entered into the

On February 8, 2012, the owner of a 1997 Saturn SL contacted the Fresno Police Department to report the vehicle stolen. After gathering the pertinent information about the theft, Fresno Police entered the Saturn’s information into the California Stolen Vehicle System and NCIC, the national crime database. This routine police action automatically activated the LoJack transponder

Upon discovering the theft of his Chevrolet Silverado on the afternoon of January 27, 2012, the owner contacted the Avondale Police Department to report the crime. The stolen Chevrolet’s information was then entered into the state and federal crime computer databases. This routine police action automatically activated the LoJack transponder concealed in the vehicle. Thirteen minutes

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