On January 22, 2012, the owner of a 2012 Nissan Altima loaned his brand-new vehicle to a friend’s relative to run an errand, but when it was not returned to him after several hours, he reported the vehicle stolen to the New Orleans Police Department. After gathering all of the pertinent information, New Orleans Police entered

On the morning of February 1, 2012, workers arriving at job site in the 3600 block of W. Van Buren discovered a semi truck and flatbed trailer loaded with two stolen excavators. The victims contacted the Phoenix Police Department to report the crimes. The police entered information about the stolen equipment into the NCIC police computer —

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 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

In the early morning hours of January 6, 2012, the owner of a 1992 Honda Accord discovered that her vehicle had been stolen and immediately reported the theft to the National City Police Department. National City Police prepared a stolen vehicle report and had the stolen Honda’s information entered into the state and federal crime

On January 21, 2012, the owner of a 2006 Nissan Frontier reported the vehicle stolen to the El Cajon 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

  On the afternoon of January 9, 2012, the owners of a 1994 Toyota Camry contacted the Long Beach Police Department to report the vehicle stolen. The reporting officer responded to the scene, prepared a stolen vehicle report and had the stolen Camry’s information entered into the state and federal crime computers. This routine police

On an evening in early December 2011, the owner of a 2007 Hyundai Veracruz parked her vehicle outside of her residence in Revere, Massachusetts. When she returned to the vehicle the following morning, she discovered that it was missing. The victim immediately contacted the Revere Police Department to report the theft. Revere Police responded to

On January 7, 2012, the owner of a 1998 Infiniti I30 contacted the Los Angeles Police Department’s (LAPD) 77th Street Division to report the vehicle stolen. The reporting officer responded to the scene, prepared a stolen vehicle report and had the stolen Infiniti’s information entered into the state and federal crime computers. This routine police

On January 7, 2012, the owner of a 1998 Infiniti I30 contacted the Los Angeles Police Department’s (LAPD) 77th Street Division to report the vehicle stolen. The reporting officer responded to the scene, prepared a stolen vehicle report and had the stolen Infiniti’s information entered into the state and federal crime computers. This routine police