On Monday morning, July 16, 2012, the owner of a 2006 Ford F-250 pickup truck contacted the Miami-Dade Police Department to report the vehicle stolen from his home in unincorporated Miami-Dade County, Florida. Miami-Dade officers verified the theft and had the Ford’s information entered into the state and federal crime computer systems, which automatically activated

The owner of a 1998 Mercedes SLK 230 reported his car stolen to the Dorchester County Sheriff’s Office on April 22, 2012. The responding officer completed a stolen vehicle report and had this information entered into the state and federal crime computer systems. This routine police action automatically activated the LoJack transponder concealed inside the