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

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 March 9, 2012, El Monte Police Department’s Air-44 flight officers had just lifted off from their helipad when they picked up the silent LoJack signal from a 2003 Lexus ES300 that had been entered as stolen minutes prior by LAPD Pacific Division. The signal appeared to be in motion, so Air-44 alerted ground units

In the early morning hours of February 28, 2012, the owner of a 2004 Infiniti G35 contacted the Tacoma Police Department to report that a close relative had taken the vehicle without his permission from the 8400 block of 6th Avenue in Tacoma.   Tacoma Police prepared a stolen vehicle report and had this information

In the early morning hours of February 28, 2012, the owner of a 2004 Infiniti G35 contacted the Tacoma Police Department to report that a close relative had taken the vehicle without his permission from the 8400 block of 6th Avenue in Tacoma.   Tacoma Police prepared a stolen vehicle report and had this information

When the owner of a 2003 Kia Sorento discovered his vehicle missing, he immediately contacted the NYPD’s 106th Precinct to report the theft. NYPD gathered all of the pertinent information, completed a vehicle theft report, and had the Kia’s information entered into the state and federal crime databases. This routine police action automatically activated the

On the morning of March 5, 2012, the owner of a 2006 Chevrolet Malibu awoke and discovered that unknown suspect(s) had broken into his garage and stolen his vehicle. The vehicle immediately contacted the Merced County Sheriff’s Department to file a theft report. After verifying the theft, Merced County deputies had the Malibu’s information entered

On March 4, 2012, the owner of a 2010 Honda Civic left the keys to her car on a table at a church reception; a short while later, she discovered that the keys were missing. She then discovered that her vehicle, too, was missing, and contacted the Riverside Police Department to report the theft. Riverside

On February 22, 2012, Los Angeles Sheriffs Air-21 flight deputies were on patrol when their onboard LoJack Police Tracking Computer (PTC) picked up the silent LoJack signal from a 1998 Nissan Maxima reported stolen to the Pasadena Police Department just minutes earlier.  Following the directional signals on the PTC, the deputies tracked the stolen Nissan into

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.