On January 22 2012, the owner of a 2007 Mazda parked his vehicle in the parking lot of a dining establishment in Downtown Nashville. When he returned to his vehicle, he discovered it missing, and quickly reported the theft to the Metro Nashville Police Department. A stolen vehicle report was filed and the vehicle information was

On January 9 2012, a local dealership in Bartlett, Tennessee reported the theft of a 2004 BMW 330 Convertible to the Bartlett Police Department. Bartlett Police responded to the scene, prepared a stolen vehicle report and had the stolen BMW’s information entered into the state and federal crime computers. This routine police action automatically activated