On August 8, 2012, the owner of a 2004 Honda Civic contacted the Cleveland Heights Police Department to report that the vehicle was stolen from their residential driveway overnight. Cleveland Heights Police verified the theft and entered the Honda’s information into the state and federal crime computers, which automatically activated the LoJack transponder concealed in

On July 21, 2012, the owner of a 2010 Toyota Corolla contacted the Columbus Police Department to report that their vehicle was stolen from their apartment complex parking lot in Columbus. Columbus Police verified the theft and entered the vehicle information into the state and federal crime computers, which automatically activated the LoJack transponder concealed

On May 25, 2012, the owner of a 2003 Toyota Highlander discovered her vehicle missing from her residence; upon further investigation, she also discovered almost $1,000, and the keys to the Toyota, also missing. The victim had recently hired a young man to complete some maintenance work on her home and he was nowhere to

The owners of a 2005 Buick Rainier had parked the vehicle at their residence and were working in their barn. The vehicle had been left unlocked and contained numerous personal items, including a purse. Upon returning to their home, they discovered that the vehicle and all of the possessions inside were missing. Once inside the

On the evening of March 30, 2012, The Home Depot store in Union Township, NJ contacted the Union Police Department to report that one of their Ford Econoline E350s had been stolen.  The responding officer prepared a stolen vehicle report and had the Ford’s information entered into the state and federal crime computer systems –

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

The owner of a 2007 Chevrolet Tahoe awoke on the morning of January 21, 2012 to discover that her vehicle had been stolen overnight.  She immediately filed a theft report with the Euclid Police Department.  After verifying the theft, officers had the vehicle identification number into the state and federal crime databases. This routine police action automatically activated

On the afternoon of January 27, 2012, a manager of the Home Depot in Grove City, OH discovered that one of the store’s rental vehicles had been stolen by fraudulent means two days after the rental transaction occurred. The manager quickly filed a theft report wiht the Grove City Police Department. After verifying the theft, the Grove City

On December 5, 2011, the owners of a 2002 Jeep Liberty contacted the Cleveland Police Department to report the vehicle stolen from their residence. Cleveland Police responded to the scene, prepared a stolen vehicle report and had the stolen Jeep’s information entered into the state and federal crime computers. This routine police action automatically activated

On Christmas Day, December 25, 2011, the owner of a 2007 Honda Accord was in the process of loading the vehicle with Christmas presents while the vehicle was running in the driveway of their residence in Gahanna, Ohio. The owner briefly went inside his home; while he was away, unknown suspects climbed into the vehicle. When the owner