On November 26, 2012, the owners of a 2005 Ford F-250 contacted the Santa Maria Police Department to report that their vehicle was stolen. Santa Maria Police verified the theft and entered the Ford’s information into the state and federal crime computers, which automatically activated the LoJack transponder concealed in the pickup truck. A short

On October 24, 2012, the owners of a 2006 Chevrolet Corvette contacted the Santa Maria Police Department (SMPD) to report that their vehicle was stolen. SMPD officers verified the theft and entered the Chevrolet’s information into the state and federal crime computers, which automatically activated the LoJack transponder concealed in the vehicle. A short time

On October 19, 2012, the owners of 2004 Nissan Altima contacted the Santa Maria Police Department (SMPD) to report that their vehicle was stolen. SMPD officers verified the theft and entered the Nissan’s information into the state and federal crime computers, which automatically activated the LoJack transponder concealed in the vehicle. Minutes later, officers from

On August 16, 2012, the owners of a 2004 BMW 325 and a 2003 Toyota Tundra contacted the Pismo Beach Police Department to report that their vehicles were stolen from the garage of their residence. Pismo Beach Police verified the thefts and entered the BMW’s information into the state and federal crime computers, which automatically

On February 5, 2012, patrol officers from the Santa Maria Police Department picked up the silent LoJack homing signal from a 2005 Nissan Altima reported stolen one hour earlier to the Salinas Police Department. Following the cues on the LoJack Police Tracking Computers installed in their patrol vehicles, the officers tracked the stolen Nissan to