On November 6, 2012, a farmer returned to his orchard and discovered suspects had stolen a Case forklift that he had rented from Hertz Equipment Rentals to complete his fall harvest. The farmer then contacted the Stanislaus Sheriffs Department, Patterson sub-station, to report the theft. The forklift information was entered into the California Stolen Vehicle

On September 13, 2012, the Hertz equipment manager in charge of a 2011 Lincoln CE Welder contacted the Riverside Police Department to report the construction equipment stolen from Sierra University in the city of Riverside. Riverside Police verified the theft and entered the construction equipment’s information into the state and federal crime computers, which automatically

On April 24, 2012, the owners of a 2006 Ingersoll Rand Special Cart contacted the Indio Police Department to report that their equipment had been stolen more than a year earlier. Two other LoJack-equipped pieces of construction equipment were reported to the Indio Police at the same time. After filing a theft report, the police