In the early morning hours of June 22, 2012 the owner of a Lexus ES300 contacted the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office to report the vehicle stolen from the 1100 block of 24th Avenue West near Everett sometime after midnight. Snohomish County deputies verified the theft and entered the Lexus’ vehicle identification number into the state

On May 23, 2012, the owners of a Lexus RX300 contacted the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office to report that the vehicle had been stolen from the driveway of their residence in San Antonio, Florida. Pasco County deputies verified the theft and entered the vehicle information into the state and federal crime computers, which automatically activated

On June 14, 2012, the owner of a 2004 Chevrolet Silverado contacted the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Compton station to report that his vehicle was stolen from the Citadel Outlets in Commerce. The Los Angeles County deputies verified the theft and entered the vehicle’s information into the state and federal crime computers, which automatically

On the afternoon of May 22, 2012, the owner of a Lexus GS300 – and mother of two young children in the backseat of the vehicle – was confronted and assaulted by an ex-boyfriend in the parking lot of the Burien Library. The assailant attempted to take one of the children, but when the mother

When the owners of a 2004 Ford F-150 pickup truck discovered that their vehicle had been stolen, they reported the theft to the Oceanside Police Department.  It was the police’s routine entry of the Ford’s information into the nationwide law enforcement stolen vehicle computer system that automatically activated the LoJack transponder concealed in the vehicle.

The owner of a 2004 BMW 330 last saw his vehicle parked outside of his residence in Billerica, MA, on the evening of April 14, 2012. When he returned to his vehicle the following morning, he discovered it missing, and immediately reported the theft to the Billerica Police Department. The responding officer prepared a stolen

On the afternoon of February 24, 2012, the owner of a 2005 Cadillac Escalade contacted the Selma Police Department to report the vehicle stolen. Selma Police gathered the information required to complete a stolen vehicle report and had this information entered into the California state and federal crime databases. This routine police action automatically activated

On the afternoon of February 19, 2012, the owner of a 2010 Toyota Camry parked and locked her vehicle on the street where she lives in the Maspeth section of Queens, confines of the 104 precinct.. When she returned for it, she found the vehicle missing and immediately called the Police of the 104 precinct, NYPD.

When the owners of the 2005 Chevrolet Silverado pickup discovered that their vehicle had been stolen on February 9, 2012, they immediately filed a theft report with the Houston Police Department. After all the pertinent information was gathered, Houston Police entered the Silverado’s information into the nationwide law enforcement stolen vehicle computer system.  This routine