The owners of a 2008 BMW 328 contacted the Palm Springs Police Department to report that their vehicle was stolen by unknown suspects. Officers verified the theft and entered the vehicle information into the state and federal crime computers which automatically activated the LoJack® System concealed in the BMW 328. A short while later

On the evening of January 14, 2012, thieves committing car prowls broke into a van parked next to a BMW X5 in the 12600 block of SE 78th Place in Newcastle.  Inside the van, they found a set of keys to the BMW, which they then stole. When the owner discovered the vehicle missing, he contacted