When a car is parked next to an abandoned house, does that mean the car is abandoned too? Not necessarily. Auto thieves often use the grounds of an unoccupied residence or business as a ‘cooling off’ spot- to let the search for a missing vehicle die down a little before moving it to another location

On Friday morning, January 11, 2013, the owner of a 2006 Black Mercedes-Benz R-500 SUV contacted the Miami-Dade Police Department to report that their vehicle was stolen from their Doral home. The responding officer prepared a stolen vehicle report and theft affidavit and had the vehicle’s information entered into the state and federal crime computers.

On Thursday afternoon, December 10, 2012, the owner of a used car dealership contacted the Hollywood Police Department to report that someone had stolen a 2010 Mercedes-Benz GLK350 sport utility vehicle from the lot. The responding officer prepared a stolen vehicle report and theft affidavit and had the vehicle’s information entered into the state and

On February 17, 2013, the owner of a 2005 Mercedes LK3 convertible contacted the Irving Police Department to report that her vehicle was stolen from an apartment complex in Irving, Texas. Irving Police verified the theft and entered the vehicle information into the state and federal crime computers, which automatically activated the LoJack transponder concealed

On February 4, 2013, the owner of a 2011 Mercedes Benz C300 contacted the San Diego Police Department to report that her vehicle was stolen from her residence in the city of San Diego. San Diego Police Department verified the theft and entered the vehicle information into the state and federal crime computers, which automatically

On January 26, 2013 the owner of a 2011 Mercedes Benz C-300, valued at over $23,000, contacted the Fairfax County Police Department to report that their vehicle was stolen from the 1900 block of Lakeport Way in Reston, Virginia. Fairfax County Police verified the theft and entered the vehicle information into the state and federal

On January 12, 2013, the owner of a Mercedes Benz ML320 contacted the San Diego Police Department to report that his vehicle was stolen from his residence in the city of San Diego. San Diego Police verified the theft and entered the vehicle information into the state and federal crime computers, which automatically activated the

On January 3, 2013, a representative of Mercedes Benz of North Olmsted contacted the North Olmsted Police Department to report that a 2013 Mercedes Benz E350 was taken by fraud from the dealership.  A customer had dropped off a high-mileage car for service and was given a service loaner, but did not respond to multiple

On December 28, 2012, the owner of a 2008 Mercedes Benz CLK350 contacted the San Diego Police Department to report that his was car was stolen from the area of Fashion Valley in the city of San Diego. San Diego Police Department verified the theft and entered the vehicle information into the state and federal

On December 19, 2012, the owner of a 2002 Mercedes Benz ML320 contacted the El Cajon Police Department to report that his was car was stolen from the city of El Cajon. El Cajon Police verified the theft and entered the vehicle information into the state and federal crime computers, which automatically activated the LoJack