On February 12, 2012, the owners of a 2005 Ford F-150 parked their vehicle by a soccer field to watch a game.  Apparently, the suspect observed the victim place the Ford’s keys into a duffle bag, which was left on the ground.  The suspect stole the keys without being seen, and then stole the victims’ pickup

On February 10, 2012, a California Highway Patrol officer from the Santa Fe Springs area was on routine patrol when his onboard LoJack Police Tracking Computer picked up the silent signal from a 1993 Nissan Altima reported stolen 90 minutes earlier in Alhambra. After obtaining a description of the vehicle, the officer continued tracking the LoJack signal until he

On the night of February 9, 2012, the owner of a 2000 Honda Odyssey reported his vehicle stolen to the Anaheim Police Department. The owner reported that he had left his keys in the vehicle while working at a local car wash. Anaheim officers obtained the vehicle information and had their records division enter this information into the state

On the morning of February 3, 2012, the owner of a 2001 Ford Mustang contacted the Dallas Police Department to report his vehicle stolen. After verifying the theft and completing a stolen vehicle report, the Dallas Police had the Mustang’s VIN entered into the Texas state and federal crime computer databases. This routine police action

On the morning of February 1, 2012, the owner of a 2001 Saturn SL discovered that his vehicle had been stolen and quickly reported the theft to the San Diego Police Department. After verifying the theft and completing a stolen vehicle report, San Diego Police had the stolen Saturn’s VIN entered into the state and

On the evening of January 23, 2012, the owner of a 2006 Toyota Camry parked the vehicle outside of his residence for the night. When he returned to the vehicle the next morning, he discovered that it was missing and immediately reported the theft to the Boston Police Department. A responding officer filed a stolen

On the evening of January 9, 2012, the owner of a 2002 Dodge Caravan parked her vehicle outside of her home in Lawrence, Massachusetts. When she returned for the vehicle the next morning, she found the minivan missing and immediately contacted hte Lawrence Police Department to report the theft. The Lawrence Police took a stolen vehicle

On February 5, 2012, the owner of a 2010 Audi Q7 lent his vehicle to a friend. The friend had parked the Audi in the drive way of his residence in Middleburg Heights and left the keys inside the vehicle. In the early afternoon, the friend discovered the Audi missing and immediately contacted the owner. The owner

On January 19, 2012  the owner of a 2007 Jeep Wrangler discovered that his vehicle had been stolen and immediately contacted the Chicago Police Department to report the theft.  After verifying the theft and completing a stolen vehicle report, the Chicago Police had the Jeep’s VIN entered into the state and federal crime computers. This routine police

On January 15, 2012  the owner of a 1999 Mitsubishi Galant discovered that the vehicle had been stolen, and immediately contacted the Chicago Police Department to report the theft. After verifying the theft and completing a stolen vehicle report, the Chicago Police had the Mitsubishi’s VIN entered into the state and federal crime computers. This