On June 24, 2012, the owner of a 2007 Honda Civic Hybrid discovered his vehicle missing from where he parked it in a business parking lot in downtown Oakland and called the Oakland Police Department to report the crime. After verifying the theft, Oakland officers entered the Honda’s information into the state and federal crime

On March 22, 2012, the Bewley-Allen Cadillac dealership in Alhambra CA, contacted the Alhambra Police Department to report that someone had used fraudulent paperwork to “purchase” a $60,000 2012 Cadillac Escalade from their dealership. Lucky for the dealership, the Cadillac was equipped with a LoJack transponder; because the stolen vehicle had not yet been assigned

On March 19, 2012, Bay Cities Paving & Grading Construction Company reported to Oakland PD that their 2010 Caterpillar Skip Loader was stolen from a construction site in Oakland. Oakland officers prepared a stolen vehicle report and had the loader’s information entered into the state and federal crime databases. This routine police action automatically activated

Close to midnight on March 12, 2012, the owner of a 2006 Mercedes C240 discovered that his vehicle was stolen in Oakland, California. The owner called the Oakland Police Department to report the theft.  After officers prepared a stolen vehicle report, they had the information about the stolen Mercedes entered into the state and federal

On the morning of March 8, 2012, the owner of a 2010 Lexus RX350 discovered that his car had been stolen in Berkeley, California and immediately contacted the Berkeley Police Department to report the theft. Berkeley Police prepared a stolen vehicle report and had this information entered into the state and federal crime databases. This

On the evening of February 5, 2012, the owner of a 2010 Dodge Challenger was at a nightclub in Oakland California.  When she left the club later that night, she discovered that someone had stolen the car keys from her jacket pocket, along with her car. She reported the theft to an Oakland Police Department officer who