On August 8, 2012, the owner of a commercial 2007 Ford Econoline van contacted the New York Police Department to report the vehicle stolen from 140th Avenue in South Jamaica, Queens. NYPD’s 113th Precinct verified the theft and entered the Ford’s information into the state and federal crime computers (NYSPIN/NCIC), which automatically activated the LoJack

On the afternoon of January 16, 2012, the owner of a 2003 Chrysler PT Cruiser came out of her house in the Richmond Hill section of Queens to start her vehicle. When she realized she had forgotten something inside her house, she locked her vehicle, with the motor running and keys in the ignition, and went back