On November 3, 2012, the owner of a 2005 Ford F150 pickup truck contacted the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department’s Carson Station to report that his vehicle had been stolen. Apparently, several months ago, he had lost his vehicle keys; it appeared that they had been used by thieves to steal the truck. LASD deputies verified

On October 3, 2012, the owners of 2009 Toyota Yaris contacted the Los Angeles Police Department’s Mission Division to report the vehicle stolen. LAPD verified the theft and entered the Toyota’s information into the state and federal crime computers, which automatically activated the LoJack transponder concealed in the vehicle. A short while later, TRAP West

On August 30, 2012, the owner of a 2007 Honda Civic Hybrid contacted Anaheim Police Department to report that his vehicle had been stolen from his parking spot the night before. Anaheim Police verified the theft and entered the Honda’s information into the state and federal crime computers, which automatically activated the LoJack transponder concealed

On August 3, 2012, the owners of a 2008 Nissan Maxima contacted Los Angeles Sheriff Temple Station deputies to report that a “male suspect armed with a 9 MM handgun” had “car jacked” their vehicle and fled. Temple deputies verified the theft and entered the Nissan’s information into the state and federal crime computers, which

On July 23, 2012, the owner of a 2006 Ford Escape was the victim of a burglary, during which the keys to the vehicle were stolen. A week later, on August 1, the owner went outside to go to work and discovered that the Escape had been stolen. The owner immediately reported the theft to

On July 22, 2012, the owners of a Toyota Camry contacted the Los Angeles Sherriff’s Department to report that their vehicle was stolen from the street at a party in Compton, California. The Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department verified the theft and entered the vehicle information into the state and federal crime computers, which automatically activated

On June 28, 2012, the owners of a Toyota Solara contacted the Oxnard Police Department to report that their vehicle was stolen. Oxnard officers verified the theft and entered the vehicle’s information into the state and federal crime computers, which automatically activated the LoJack transponder concealed in the Toyota. Minutes later, officers from the Oxnard

On the night of May 20, 2012, the owner of a Mercedes Benz C320 contacted the New York Police Department to report the vehicle stolen. The owner had parked and locked the vehicle on the street where he lives in Laurelton, Queens, and when he returned for it, found it missing. After verifying the theft,

When the owners of a 2004 Dodge R15 Pickup discovered that their vehicle had been stolen on April 16, they immediately filed a theft report with the San Antonio Police Department. After gathering all of the pertinent information, the San Antonio Police entered the vehicle’s information into the state and national law enforcement stolen vehicle

On March 27, 2012, the owner of a 2007 Toyota Tundra discovered that his vehicle had been stolen and immediately contacted the Santa Ana Police Department to report the theft. Santa Ana officers completed a stolen vehicle report and had the Toyota;s information entered into the state and federal crime computers. This routine police action