On March 12, 2012, the owners of a 2006 Mercedes Benz SLS-500 discovered that their vehicle had been stolen and immediately reported the theft to the San Diego Police Department. San Diego officers completed a stolen vehicle report and had the Mercedes’ information entered into the California state and federal crime computer systems. This routine

On January 21, 2012, the owner of a 2006 Nissan Frontier reported the vehicle stolen to the El Cajon Police Department.  The vehicle information was entered simultaneously into the California Stolen Vehicle System and the National Crime Information Center. This routine police action automatically activated the LoJack transponder concealed in the vehicle.  Neither the owner

In the early morning hours of January 10, 2012, the owner of a 2002 Lincoln Navigator contacted the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department to report the vehicle stolen. Police responded to the scene, prepared a stolen vehicle report and had the stolen Lincoln’s information entered into the state and federal crime computers. This routine police