On March 19, 2012, the owners of a 1998 Mitsubishi Montero discovered that their vehicle had been stolen and immediately contacted the Los Angeles Police Department’s Southwest Division to report the theft. LAPD officers completed a stolen vehicle report and had the Mitsubishi’s information entered into the state and federal crime computers. This routine police

On March 27, 2012, the owner of a 2007 Toyota Tundra discovered that his vehicle had been stolen and immediately contacted the Santa Ana Police Department to report the theft. Santa Ana officers completed a stolen vehicle report and had the Toyota;s information entered into the state and federal crime computers. This routine police action

On March 5, 2012, the owners of a 1995 Porsche 911 discovered that their vehicle had been stolen and immediately reported the theft to the Los Angeles Police Department’s Hollywood Division. LAPD officers completed a stolen vehicle report and had the Porsche’s information entered into the state and federal crime computers. This routine police action

In the dark hours of March 21, 2012, auto thieves stole two Subaru Impreza WRXs from separate owners in the city of Arvada.  When the owners of these vehicles discovered the thefts, they each reported the crimes to the Arvada Police Department.  It was the police department’s routine entry of the vehicle information into the

On March 22, 2012, the Bewley-Allen Cadillac dealership in Alhambra CA, contacted the Alhambra Police Department to report that someone had used fraudulent paperwork to “purchase” a $60,000 2012 Cadillac Escalade from their dealership. Lucky for the dealership, the Cadillac was equipped with a LoJack transponder; because the stolen vehicle had not yet been assigned

In the early morning hours of March 9, 2012, the owners of a 2006 GMC Envoy discovered that their vehicle had been stolen, and immediately reported the theft to the Los Angeles Police Department’s 77th Street Division. The responding officer completed a stolen vehicle report and had the stolen GMC’s information entered into the state

In the early morning hours of March 9, 2012, the owners of a 2006 GMC Envoy discovered that their vehicle had been stolen, and immediately reported the theft to the Los Angeles Police Department’s 77th Street Division. The responding officer completed a stolen vehicle report and had the stolen GMC’s information entered into the state

In the late afternoon of March 6, 2012, a 2001 Jeep Cherokee was stolen during an armed car-jacking, in which shots were fired at the owner, in the Woodlawn area of Baltimore County. The owner reported the crime to the Baltimore County Police Department, who quickly responded to the scene. After conducting a preliminary investigation

On the night of March 14, 2012, the owner of a 2007 Toyota RAV-4 parked her vehicle at her residence in Westchester County and went inside. When she returned for the Toyota the following morning, she discovered it missing and immediately notified the Mount Vernon Police Department of the theft. Mount Vernon Police completed a

In the early morning hours of March 5, 2012, the owner of a 2010 Toyota Corolla reported the vehicle stolen to the Los Angeles Police Department’s Foothill Division. LAPD officers prepared a stolen vehicle report and had the Toyota’s information entered into the state and federal crime computer systems. This routine police action automatically activated