On December 10, 2012, the owners of an automobile dealership in Wheat Ridge contacted the Wheat Ridge Police Department to report that a Ford F-350 truck had been stolen from their lot during the previous night. Wheat Ridge Police verified the theft and entered the Ford’s information into the state and federal crime computers, which

During the overnight hours of December 3rd, 2012 a local car dealership in the city of Sandy, Utah was burglarized. The suspect(s) stole the several sets of car keys, including one set belonging to a 2009 Audi A4. The following morning, employees discovered the burglary and contacted the Sandy Police Department. Sandy officers quickly discovered

In August of 2012, a dealership in Cerritos sold a used 2006 Toyota Tacoma to an individual, and received a check as partial payment. The dealership later determined that the check was bad, and the customer had given fraudulent information during the credit process. The dealership contacted the Los Angeles County Taskforce for Regional Auto

According to sources, on Tuesday afternoon, September 4, 2012, the manager of a used car dealership conducted inventory on his fleet and discovered that a 2007 Ford F-250 pickup truck was missing from the facility. The last time the vehicle was seen was the previous day, after a test drive of the vehicle. The manager

On October 8, 2012, the managers of an automobile dealership discovered that a 2008 Subaru Impreza was missing from inventory.  They reported the theft to the Pueblo Police Department, who then entered the vehicle information into the state and federal crime computers.  This action automatically activated the LoJack transponder concealed in the Subaru.  LoJack is

On July 29, 2012, the owner of a 2007 BMW X5 contacted the Signal Hill Police Department to report that their vehicle was stolen from their car dealership lot during a test drive in Signal Hill. Signal Hill Police verified the theft and entered the BMW’s information into the state and federal crime computers, which

On July 21, 2012, the managers of a pre-owned automotive sales dealership in Pueblo, Colorado contacted the Pueblo Police Department to report that a customer who had been permitted to take a 2003 Saturn 200 for a test drive had failed to return it.  When the prospective customer was overdue by several hours and no

On May 16, 2012, the owners of a used car dealership contacted the Lakewood Police to report that a 2005 Dodge pickup had been stolen from their lot.  They suspected that persons that they had hired to detail their vehicles may be responsible for this and other thefts from the dealership. Lakewood officers verified the

On March 21, 2012, the owners of a newly purchased 2012 Ford F150 pickup truck returned the vehicle to the dealership to have a LoJack Vehicle Recovery System installed. Later that same day, the service representative discovered the Ford’s keys missing from his desk, along with his own personal keys.   Upon searching the parking lot,

On March 22, 2012, the Bewley-Allen Cadillac dealership in Alhambra CA, contacted the Alhambra Police Department to report that someone had used fraudulent paperwork to “purchase” a $60,000 2012 Cadillac Escalade from their dealership. Lucky for the dealership, the Cadillac was equipped with a LoJack transponder; because the stolen vehicle had not yet been assigned