On the morning of February 1, 2012, workers arriving at job site in the 3600 block of W. Van Buren discovered a semi truck and flatbed trailer loaded with two stolen excavators. The victims contacted the Phoenix Police Department to report the crimes. The police entered information about the stolen equipment into the NCIC police computer —

On the afternoon of February 9, 2012, a 2004 Toyota Corolla was stolen at gunpoint during a carjacking in San Bernardino, California. After the owners reported the theft to the San Bernardino Sheriff’s Office’s Victorville Station, the deputies entered the Toyota’s information in the state and federal crime databases. This routine police action automatically activated the LoJack

On the morning of February 12, 2012, the owner of a 2007 Toyota Camry was warming up her car in her driveway and went inside her house, leaving the vehicle unattended. A few minutes later when she returned to her car, she found it missing and reported the theft to the Dallas Police Department. After verifying the theft

On February 12, 2012, the owners of a 2005 Ford F-150 parked their vehicle by a soccer field to watch a game.  Apparently, the suspect observed the victim place the Ford’s keys into a duffle bag, which was left on the ground.  The suspect stole the keys without being seen, and then stole the victims’ pickup

On February 10, 2012, a California Highway Patrol officer from the Santa Fe Springs area was on routine patrol when his onboard LoJack Police Tracking Computer picked up the silent signal from a 1993 Nissan Altima reported stolen 90 minutes earlier in Alhambra. After obtaining a description of the vehicle, the officer continued tracking the LoJack signal until he

On Friday, February 10, 2012, the owner of a 2008 Honda VT750 motorcycle discovered that the motorcycle had been stolen from a facility where it had been secured. The owner called 911 and Philadelphia Police Radio dispatched a 15th District officer to investigate the incident. The officer arrived on location, interviewed the victim and surveyed the

On the night of February 9, 2012, the owner of a 2000 Honda Odyssey reported his vehicle stolen to the Anaheim Police Department. The owner reported that he had left his keys in the vehicle while working at a local car wash. Anaheim officers obtained the vehicle information and had their records division enter this information into the state

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

On February 2, 2012, the owner of a 2010 Toyota Corolla discovered that his car had been stolen from his home in Hayward, California.  The owner called the Hayward Police Department to report the theft. After verifying the theft, Hayward Police filed a stolen vehicle report and had the Corolla’s VIN entered into the state and federal crime

In the early morning hours of February 1, 2012, the owner of a 2004 Volvo C70 convertible discovered that his car had been stolen from his home in San Jose.  The owner contacted the San Jose Police Department to report the theft. San Jose officers filed a stolen vehicle report and had the Volvo C70’s