When the owner of a 2001 Mercedes Benz SL600 Roadster discovered that his vehicle had been stolen on March 20, 2012, he reported the theft to the San Diego Sheriff’s Department. It was the Sheriff’s Department’s routine entry of the vehicle’s information into the nationwide law enforcement stolen vehicle computer system that automatically activated the

When the owner of a 2001 Mercedes Benz SL600 Roadster discovered that his vehicle had been stolen on March 20, 2012, he reported the theft to the San Diego Sheriff’s Department. It was the Sheriff’s Department’s routine entry of the vehicle’s information into the nationwide law enforcement stolen vehicle computer system that automatically activated the

On March 22, 2012, the Bewley-Allen Cadillac dealership in Alhambra CA, contacted the Alhambra Police Department to report that someone had used fraudulent paperwork to “purchase” a $60,000 2012 Cadillac Escalade from their dealership. Lucky for the dealership, the Cadillac was equipped with a LoJack transponder; because the stolen vehicle had not yet been assigned

On the night of March 12, 2012, the owner of a 2009 Yamaha YZFR1 motorcycle parked and covered the motorcycle in the parking area of his apartment complex and went to bed. He was awakened at 3AM the following morning by an automated message from the LoJack Early Warning System, notifying him that his motorcycle

In the late afternoon of March 6, 2012, a 2001 Jeep Cherokee was stolen during an armed car-jacking, in which shots were fired at the owner, in the Woodlawn area of Baltimore County. The owner reported the crime to the Baltimore County Police Department, who quickly responded to the scene. After conducting a preliminary investigation

On March 18, 2012, the owner of a 2009 Toyota Camry awoke to discover that his car was missing from where he last parked it on Geary Street in the Chinatown area of San Francisco. The owner called the San Francisco Police Department to report the theft.  San Francisco officers prepared a stolen vehicle report

On March 18, 2012, the owner of a 2009 Toyota Camry awoke to discover that his car was missing from where he last parked it on Geary Street in the Chinatown area of San Francisco. The owner called the San Francisco Police Department to report the theft.  San Francisco officers prepared a stolen vehicle report

On March 16, 2012, the owner of a 2004 BMW 330 discovered that his car was stolen from where it was parked in Santa Rosa, California. The owner called the local California Highway Patrol office to report the theft. CHP officers prepared a stolen vehicle report and had the BMW’s information entered into the state

On the night of March 9, 2012, the owner of a 1998 Dodge Durango reported the vehicle stolen to the Fresno Police Department. After Fresno Police prepared a stolen vehicle report, they had the Dodge’s information entered into the state and federal crime computer systems. This routine police action automatically activated the LoJack transponder concealed

On the night of March 16, 2012, the owner of a 2006 Chrysler 300 parked and locked his vehicle on the street in Astoria, Queens, while he went out with friends. When he returned for the vehicle, he found it missing, and immediately called the Police of the 114th Precinct, NYPD. NYPD officers completed a