On February 2, 2013, the owner of a 2003 Dodge Ram Quad pickup truck parked his vehicle in a church parking lot in the 17500 block of SR507 in Yelm, Washington. About an hour later, the owner returned for the vehicle, but discovered it missing, and immediately contacted the Thurston County Sheriff’s Department to report

On the morning of February 3, 2013, the owner of an Acura Integra LS parked his vehicle in an apartment complex, secured the steering wheel with The Club, and set the alarm. However, all of these measures did not prevent thieves from stealing the car. Just before noon, the owner discovered the vehicle missing from

On January 28, 2013, the owner of a 2007 BMW 335i was warming the vehicle in his driveway in the 16200 block of 17th Avenue Court East near Tacoma, when opportunistic thieves drove off with the car.   The theft was reported to the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department. Pierce County deputies verified the theft and entered

A 2007 Toyota Tundra was stolen during the late night to early morning hours of January 17-18 from the owner’s residence in the 33800 block of 50th Avenue East near Eatonville.  The theft was reported to the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department, who entered the vehicle identification number into the state and federal crime computers. That

On the afternoon of December 27, 2012, the driver of a 2009 Subaru Legacy had just started the vehicle to warm the engine in her driveway in the 3300 block of South 56th Street. While she was inside her house with the vehicle idling, a friend of her husband arrived at the door looking for

On the morning of November 28, 2012, the owner of a 2005 Nissan Pathfinder contacted the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department to report the vehicle stolen. Pierce County deputies verified the theft and entered the vehicle identification number into the state and federal crime computers. That process automatically activated the LoJack transponder concealed in the Nissan.

In the early morning hours of November 4, 2012, the owner of a 2008 Toyota Tundra SR5 Crew Max pickup truck, who lives in the 25300 block of 154th Street Court East in Buckley, received an Early Warning Alert call from LoJack. Early Warning is a LoJack feature that calls the owner of the vehicle

On September 10, 2012, for the second time in two years, the owner of an Acura Integra LS was the victim of auto theft.  According to the victim, the vehicle was stolen from an apartment complex located in the 4600 block of West Lake Sammamish Parkway sometime during the late evening to early morning hours

On July 25, 2012, the owner of a 2002 Cadillac Escalade contacted the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department to report the vehicle stolen during an armed robbery.  The owner had just parked his car in the driveway of his residence located in the 3800 block of 53rd Street Court.  When he exited the vehicle, he was

The owner of a 2003 Toyota Camry 4-door mistakenly left her keys in the entrance door lock of her residence on South Ash Street in Tacoma.  Opportunistic thieves took the keys and quickly located her car. A neighbor observed two suspects taking the keys and notified the owner. After verifying that her car had been