At a construction site in Dallas, a driver had temporarily left a 2008 Ford F450 pickup parked with the keys in the ignition. The bed of the pickup was loaded with a jackhammer, a generator, an air compressor, and other equipment.  When the driver returned to the pickup a short while later, he observed it

On April 20, 2012, the owner of a 2006 Honda CBR600 motorcycle reported the bike stolen to the Dallas Police Department. The responding officer completed a stolen vehicle report and had the Honda’s information entered into the NCIC police computer. This routine police action automatically activated the LoJack transponder concealed in the vehicle. Neither the

While checking into a motel in DeSoto, Texas, the owner of a 2007 Jaguar XK8 left his vehicle’s engine running in the motel parking lot. When he returned to the vehicle, he found it missing, and immediately reported it stolen to the DeSoto Police Department. DeSoto Police completed a stolen vehicle report and had the

On March 14, 2012, the owner of a 2007 Ford F250 pickup  reported the truck stolen to the Irving Police Department. After completing a stolen vehicle report, Irving officers had the Ford’s information entered into the state and federal crime computer systems. This routine police action automatically activated the LoJack transponder concealed in the pickup

On the night of March 3, 2012, the owner of a 2009 Kawasaki ZX10 motorcycle reported the bike stolen to the Plano Police Department. After preparing the stolen vehicle report, Plano officers had the motorcycle’s information entered into the state and federal police computer systems. This routine police action automatically activated the LoJack transponder concealed

On the night of March 7, 2012, the owner of a 2007 Nissan Sentra was walking out of a convenience store when he was approached by two individuals. The individuals displayed a handgun and demanded that he hand over his car keys. When the owner turned over his car keys, the suspects quickly fled in

The owner of a 2006 Ford F-350 pickup truck stayed at a Dallas hotel during the night of February 15, 2012; when he awoke the next morning, he discovered that his vehicle was missing from the hotel parking lot. The owner immediately reported the pickup stolen to the Dallas Police Department. Dallas officers gathered the

On the morning of February 12, 2012, the owner of a 2007 Toyota Camry was warming up her car in her driveway and went inside her house, leaving the vehicle unattended. A few minutes later when she returned to her car, she found it missing and reported the theft to the Dallas Police Department. After verifying the theft

On the afternoon of February 8, 2012, a disgruntled employee of a Dallas car dealership took one of the dealership’s vehicles without permission. The dealership reported their 2000 Mazda Miata convertible stolen to the Dallas Police Department. After verifying the theft and completing a stolen vehicle report, the Dallas Police entered the Mazda’s VIN into the

On the morning of February 3, 2012, the owner of a 2001 Ford Mustang contacted the Dallas Police Department to report his vehicle stolen. After verifying the theft and completing a stolen vehicle report, the Dallas Police had the Mustang’s VIN entered into the Texas state and federal crime computer databases. This routine police action