In the early morning hours of March 22, 2012, the son of the owner of a 2010 Toyota Venza left the vehicle running unattended on the street in the Bronx for one minute. During this time, an unknown person climbed into the vehicle and drove away with it. The owner immediately notified the New York

In late March 2012, the owner of a 2008 Saab 9-3 went on vacation to Florida. Before she departed, she parked and locked her vehicle on the street where she lives in the Coney Island section of Brooklyn, and left her sister as the custodian of her vehicle. On the morning of March 21, 2012,

In late March 2012, the owner of a 2008 Saab 9-3 went on vacation to Florida. Before she departed, she parked and locked her vehicle on the street where she lives in the Coney Island section of Brooklyn, and left her sister as the custodian of her vehicle. On the morning of March 21, 2012,

On the evening of March 21, 2012, the owner of a 2009 Smart Fortwo parked and locked his vehicle on the street where he lives in the Sheepshead Bay section of Brooklyn. In the early morning hours of March 22, he heard noises outside and looked out of the window to see his car being

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

On the night of March 16, 2012, the owner of a 2006 Chrysler 300 parked and locked his vehicle on the street in Astoria, Queens, while he went out with friends. When he returned for the vehicle, he found it missing, and immediately called the Police of the 114th Precinct, NYPD. NYPD officers completed a

On March 15, 2012, the owner of a 2008 Honda Accord parked and locked her vehicle on the street where she lives in the Jamaica section of Queens. When she returned for the vehicle later, she found it missing and immediately called the New York Police Department’s 113th Precinct. After preparing a stolen vehicle report,

On March 15, 2012, the owner of a 2003 Honda CRV parked and locked his vehicle on the street where he lives in the Bensonhurst section of Brooklyn. When he returned for it, he found it missing and immediately called the New York Police Department’s 62nd Precinct. After completing a stolen vehicle report, NYPD officers

On March 14, 2012, the owner of a 2005 Acura RSX discovered that his car was stolen from where it was parked in downtown San Francisco. The owner called the San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) to report the theft.  San Francisco officers completed a stolen vehicle report, and had this information entered into the state

In the early morning hours of March 5, 2012, the owner of a 2010 Toyota Corolla reported the vehicle stolen to the Los Angeles Police Department’s Foothill Division. LAPD officers prepared a stolen vehicle report and had the Toyota’s information entered into the state and federal crime computer systems. This routine police action automatically activated