On July 11, 2012, the owner of a 2004 Toyota Camry contacted the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Industry Station to report that her vehicle had been stolen from a lube business while she waited in a customer lounge. Apparently, the employees had left the keys in the vehicle. LASD Industry deputies verified the theft

On May 16, 2012, the owner of a Honda CRV-EX contacted the El Cajon Police Department to report that their vehicle was stolen from El Cajon. El Cajon officers verified the theft and entered the vehicle’s information into the state and federal crime computers, which automatically activated the LoJack transponder concealed in the Honda. A

On March 23, 2012, the owner of a 2007 Chevrolet Equinox contacted the Parlier Police Department to report the vehicle stolen. The responding officer prepared a stolen vehicle report and had the Chevrolet’s information entered into the federal and state crime computers. This routine police procedure automatically activated the LoJack transponder concealed in the Equinox.

On February 9, 2012, officers from the Santa Ana Police Department overheard a radio broadcast from the Orange County Sheriff’s Department that they had picked up the silent LoJack signal from a stolen 2006 Chrysler Cruiser in the area of Santa Ana and Grand.  As the Santa Ana officer neared that location, he, too, picked