On October 23, 2012, the owner of a 1996 Acura TL contacted the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department to report that his vehicle was stolen from the city of San Marcos. San Diego County Sheriff’s Department verified the theft and entered the Acura’s information into the state and federal crime computers, which automatically activated the

On Friday morning, August 17, 2012, the owner of a 2003 Ford F-250 pickup truck discovered the vehicle missing from his home and contacted the Hialeah Police Department to report it stolen. Hialeah officers verified the theft and had the Ford’s information entered into the state and federal crime computer systems, which automatically activated the

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 April 4, 2012, the owner of a 2010 Nissan Armada discovered that his vehicle was missing from the front of his residence, where he had parked it. The owner immediately notified the Gardena Department of the theft.  Gardena officers completed a stolen vehicle report and had the Nissan’s information entered into the state and

On February 23, 2011, a Canine officer from the El Monte Police Department was on routine patrol when he received the silent LoJack signal of a 2004 Toyota Tundra reported stolen to the California Highway Patrol E/LA. He alerted other El Monte officers, who also had LoJack tracking capabilities installed in their patrol vehicle.  The other El Monte