On March 12, 2012, the owners of a 2006 Mercedes Benz SLS-500 discovered that their vehicle had been stolen and immediately reported the theft to the San Diego Police Department. San Diego officers completed a stolen vehicle report and had the Mercedes’ information entered into the California state and federal crime computer systems. This routine

On February 12, 2012, the owner of a 2011 Honda Odyssey minivan contacted the Gwinnett County Police Department to report their van stolen from their residence. The Gwinnett County officer filed a stolen vehicle report and had the Honda Odyssey’s information entered into the state and federal crime computers. This routine police action automatically activated

The owners of an Acura MDX valet-parked their vehicle in a shopping mall in Salt Lake City on February 14, 2012; the next morning, the vehicle was missing. The owners immediately contacted the Salt Lake City Police to report the theft. After verifying the theft; the Salt Lake City Police entered the stolen Acura’s information into

The owners of an Acura MDX valet-parked their vehicle in a shopping mall in Salt Lake City on February 14, 2012; the next morning, the vehicle was missing. The owners immediately contacted the Salt Lake City Police to report the theft. After verifying the theft; the Salt Lake City Police entered the stolen Acura’s information into

On January 29, 2012, the owner of a 2001 Toyota Sienna parked and locked hs vehicle on the street where he lives in the Flushing area of Queens, New York. When he returned for it some time later, he discovered the vehicle missing and immediately called the NYPD’s 109th Precinct. When the police arrived, they

On the afternoon of December 14, 2011, the owner of a 2007 Cadillac Escalade contacted the Dekalb Police Department to report that his vehicle had been stolen from a local shopping mall. The reporting officer responded to the scene, prepared a stolen vehicle report and had the stolen Cadillac’s information entered into the state and