On the morning of March 5, 2012, the owner of a 2006 Chevrolet Malibu awoke and discovered that unknown suspect(s) had broken into his garage and stolen his vehicle. The vehicle immediately contacted the Merced County Sheriff’s Department to file a theft report. After verifying the theft, Merced County deputies had the Malibu’s information entered

On the night of February 25, 2012, the owner of a 1998 Volvo S90 discovered that her vehicle had been stolen, and quickly reported the theft to the San Diego Police Department. The responding officer verified the theft and, after obtaining all pertinent vehicle information, completed a stolen vehicle report. The officer then had the

On the night of February 22, 2012, the owner of a 1996 Honda Accord discovered that her vehicle had been stolen, and quickly reported the theft to the National City Police Department. The responding officer verified the theft and, after obtaining all pertinent vehicle information, completed a stolen vehicle report. The officer then had the

On the night of February 21, 2012, the owners of a 2008 Honda Civic discovered that their vehicle had been stolen, and quickly reported the theft to the San Diego Police Department. The responding officer verified the theft and after obtaining all pertinent vehicle information, completed a stolen vehicle report. The officer then had the

On March 4, 2012, the owner of a 2010 Honda Civic left the keys to her car on a table at a church reception; a short while later, she discovered that the keys were missing. She then discovered that her vehicle, too, was missing, and contacted the Riverside Police Department to report the theft. Riverside

On the morning of February 26, 2012, the owner of a 1997 Dodge Caravan had her keys and vehicle stolen by someone that she knew. After the owner reported the theft to the Los Angeles Police Department’s Southeast Division, officers had information about the Dodge entered into the state and federal stolen vehicle system’s computer

On the morning of February 26, 2012, the owner of a 1997 Dodge Caravan had her keys and vehicle stolen by someone that she knew. After the owner reported the theft to the Los Angeles Police Department’s Southeast Division, officers had information about the Dodge entered into the state and federal stolen vehicle system’s computer

After the owners reported their 1998 Honda CRX stolen to the Riverside Sheriff’s Department’s Lake Elsinore Station, the vehicle information was entered into the statewide and nationwide stolen vehicle system (SVS/NCIC) computer databases. This routine police action automatically activated the LoJack transponder concealed in the vehicle, causing the transponder to begin emitting a silent homing

After the owners reported their 1998 Honda CRX stolen to the Riverside Sheriff’s Department’s Lake Elsinore Station, the vehicle information was entered into the statewide and nationwide stolen vehicle system (SVS/NCIC) computer databases. This routine police action automatically activated the LoJack transponder concealed in the vehicle, causing the transponder to begin emitting a silent homing

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