In the early morning hours of May 14, 2012, the owner of a 2004 Mercedes CLK320 was robbed and his vehicle stolen. The owner quickly reported the theft to the Los Angeles Police Department’s Southwest Division. The LAPD officers verified the theft and entered the Mercedes’ information into the state and federal crime computers, which

On April 10, 2012, UCLA Police Department officers began to pick up a silent LoJack homing signal on the LoJack Police Tracking Computer (PTC) installed in their vehicle. After querying the “Reply Code” appearing on the PTC’s display, the officers were informed that the signal was emanating from a 2002 Ford Explorer reported stolen five

On April 15, 2012, flight officers with Los Angeles Police Department’s Air-3 helicopter began to pick up a silent LoJack homing signal on the LoJack Police Tracking Computer (PTC) installed in their aircraft. After querying the “Reply Code” appearing on the PTC’s display, the officers were informed that the signal was emanating from a 2005

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 February 29, 2012, after the owners reported their 1994 Honda Accord stolen to the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department’s Norwalk Station, the vehicle information was entered into the statewide and nationwide stolen vehicle system (SVS/NCIC) computer databases. This routine police action automatically activated the LoJack transponder concealed in the vehicle. Neither the owners nor law