On the evening of January 21, 2012, while on routine patrol, an Aurora police officer began to pick up a silent LoJack signal on the LoJack Police Tracking Computer (PTC) installed in his patrol car. When he queried the reply code from the PTC against the national police computer database, he was informed that the

On February 17, 2012, the owner of a 2007 Suzuki GSX-R600 motorcycle reported his bike stolen to the Austin Police Department. After obtaining all pertinent information, Austin officers had the Suzuki’s information entered into the state and federal crime computer databases. This routine police action automatically activated the LoJack transponder concealed in the vehicle. Neither the

 On February 18, 2012, the owner of a 2003 Chevrolet Tahoe parked and locked his vehicle on the street where he lives in the Maspeth section of Queens, confines of the 104 precinct.. When he returned for it, he found the Tahoe missing and immediately called the NYPD to report the theft. When the Police arrived, they took

The owners of a 1997 Honda Accord last saw their vehicle on February 8, 2012, parked in Salt Lake City. Later that day, they discovered that the car had been stolen and immediately contacted the Salt Lake City Police to report the theft. After verifying the crime, the Salt Lake Police entered the stolen Honda’s information into

When the owner of a Lexus RX330 discovered that her vehicle had been stolenon the morning of February 15, 2012, she immediately reported the theft to the San Diego Police Department.  It was the police department’s routine entry of the Lexus’ information into the nationwide law enforcement stolen vehicle computer system that automatically activated the

On the afternoon of January 13, 2012, a 2008 Ford F-350 flatbed truck was stolen from the Home Depot Store in Mesa, California. Upon discovery of the theft, the store manager contacted the Mesa Police Department to report the crime. Mesa Police entered information about the stolen Ford into the state and federal crime databases.

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

On February 2, 2012, the owner of a 2010 Toyota Corolla discovered that his car had been stolen from his home in Hayward, California.  The owner called the Hayward Police Department to report the theft. After verifying the theft, Hayward Police filed a stolen vehicle report and had the Corolla’s VIN entered into the state and federal crime

On January 30, 2012, Hertz Equipment Rentals in French Camp, CA, discovered that their 2005 Ford F-250 was missing. They quickly reported the theft to Contra Costa  California Highway Patrol. After verifying the theft, CHP officers completed a stolen vehicle report and had the Ford pickup truck’s VIN entered into the state and federal crime computers.

On January 11, 2012 the owner of a 1998 Plymouth Expresso discovered that the vehicle had been stolen, and immediately contacted the Chicago Police Department to report the theft.  After verifying the theft and completing a stolen vehicle report, the Chicago Police had the Plymouth’s VIN entered into the state and federal crime computers. This routine police