On October 23, 2012, the owner of a Lexus 300 contacted the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department to report the vehicle stolen. LASD verified the theft and entered the vehicle information into the state and federal crime computers, which automatically activated the LoJack transponder concealed in the Lexus. Within minutes, officers from numerous agencies in Orange

On the afternoon of May 22, 2012, the owner of a Lexus GS300 – and mother of two young children in the backseat of the vehicle – was confronted and assaulted by an ex-boyfriend in the parking lot of the Burien Library. The assailant attempted to take one of the children, but when the mother