On August 16, 2012, the owners of a 2004 BMW 325 and a 2003 Toyota Tundra contacted the Pismo Beach Police Department to report that their vehicles were stolen from the garage of their residence. Pismo Beach Police verified the thefts and entered the BMW’s information into the state and federal crime computers, which automatically

On January 19, 2012, the owner of a 2002 BMW-330I reported the vehicle stolen to the San Diego 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 nor law