On January 16, 2013, the owner of 2011 Honda CRV momentarily left his car running and went inside a convenience store in Alameda, California. The owner returned just a few minutes later to discover that his car was stolen. Alameda Police verified the crime and entered the vehicle information into the state and federal crime

On December 7, 2012, the owner of a Toyota 4Runner returned to where the vehicle was parked in Bridgeport and discovered it missing: the owner immediately contacted the Bridgeport Police Department to report it stolen. Bridgeport Police verified the theft and had the 4Runner’s information into the state and federal crime computers. This routine police