On the night of September 27, 2012, suspects smashed through the fence of Brashers Auto Auction and stole six vehicles from the lot. The theft was reported to the California Highway Patrol (CHP) and reports were taken on all of the stolen vehicles; it was determined that one vehicle, a 2005 Mustang, was equipped with

On September 1, 2012 the owner of a 2000 Plymouth Grand Voyager contacted the Union City Police Department to report that his vehicle had been stolen from in front of his home in Union City, New Jersey. Union City Police verified the theft and entered the vehicle information into the state and federal crime computers,

On September 9, 2012, the owner of a 2005 Infiniti G35 returned to home to find the residence burglarized and her vehicle stolen. She quickly contacted the Phoenix Police Department to report the crimes. Phoenix Police verified the theft and had the Infiniti’s information entered into the state and federal crime computers, which automatically activated

On August 31, 2012, the owners of a 2011 Hyundai Santa Fe returned home to find that their home had been burglarized and their vehicle stolen. The victims quickly contacted the Chandler Police Department to report the crimes. Chandler Police verified the theft and had the Hyundai’s information entered into the state and federal crime

On August 29, 2012, the owner of a 2011 BMW 328I contacted the San Diego Police Department to report that her vehicle was stolen from her residence in La Jolla, in the city of San Diego. Apparently, the vehicle had been stolen from the garage during a residential burglary. San Diego Police verified the theft

On August 16, 2012, the owners of a 2004 BMW 325 and a 2003 Toyota Tundra contacted the Pismo Beach Police Department to report that their vehicles were stolen from the garage of their residence. Pismo Beach Police verified the thefts and entered the BMW’s information into the state and federal crime computers, which automatically

On August 3, 2012, the owners of a 2008 Nissan Maxima contacted Los Angeles Sheriff Temple Station deputies to report that a “male suspect armed with a 9 MM handgun” had “car jacked” their vehicle and fled. Temple deputies verified the theft and entered the Nissan’s information into the state and federal crime computers, which

On Monday, May 21, 2012, the manager of an Opa Locka vehicle storage facility contacted the Opa Locka Police Department that his place of business had been burglarized. According to the manager, during the previous night someone had burglarized the premises and had stolen a box truck and eight motorcycles, including a 2008 Honda CBR600

During the night of May 5-6, 2012, an individual was asleep in her home in Seattle when her home was burglarized and her 2005 Chevrolet Cavalier stolen along with several items of personal property. When the victim awoke at 3:00AM, she immediately reported the theft to the Seattle Police Department. Seattle Police prepared a theft

When the owners of a Lexus ES350 discovered that their vehicle had been stolen on the night of May 3, 2012, they reported the theft to the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department.  It was the Sheriff department’s routine entry of the vehicle’s information into the nationwide law enforcement stolen vehicle computer system that automatically activated