On January 22, 2012, the owner of a 2012 Nissan Altima loaned his brand-new vehicle to a friend’s relative to run an errand, but when it was not returned to him after several hours, he reported the vehicle stolen to the New Orleans Police Department. After gathering all of the pertinent information, New Orleans Police entered

On the afternoon of January 2, 2012, the owner of a 2009 Toyota Corolla contacted the Austin Police Department to report the vehicle stolen. The reporting officer responded to the scene, prepared a stolen vehicle report and had the stolen Toyota’s information entered into the state and federal crime computers. This routine police action automatically

On the morning of February14, 2012, the owner of a 2011 Kawasaki EX250 motorcycle received an automated phone notification from LoJack’s Early Warning System that his motorcycle was moved without authorization.  The owner got dressed, went outside his apartment and discovered that his motorcycle was indeed missing.  He immediately called San Leandro Police Department to

On the afternoon of February 8, 2012, a disgruntled employee of a Dallas car dealership took one of the dealership’s vehicles without permission. The dealership reported their 2000 Mazda Miata convertible stolen to the Dallas Police Department. After verifying the theft and completing a stolen vehicle report, the Dallas Police entered the Mazda’s VIN into the

On the morning of February 5, 2012, the owner of a 2009 Lexus RX300 discovered that her vehicle had been stolen and quickly reported the theft to the San Diego Police Department. After verifying the theft and completing a stolen vehicle report, the San Diego Police had the stolen Lexus’s VIN entered into the state

On the morning of February 1, 2012, the owner of a 2001 Saturn SL discovered that his vehicle had been stolen and quickly reported the theft to the San Diego Police Department. After verifying the theft and completing a stolen vehicle report, San Diego Police had the stolen Saturn’s VIN entered into the state and

On the morning of January 11, 2012, the owner of a 2003 Oldsmobile Alero parked her vehicle outside of a business on Washington Street in Dorchester, MA. When the owner of the Oldsmobile returned a short while later, she found the vehicle missing and immediately reported the theft to the Boston Police Department. Boston Police

On February 2, 2012, the owner of a 2010 Toyota Corolla discovered that his car had been stolen from his home in Hayward, California.  The owner called the Hayward Police Department to report the theft. After verifying the theft, Hayward Police filed a stolen vehicle report and had the Corolla’s VIN entered into the state and federal crime

In the early morning hours of February 1, 2012, the owner of a 2004 Volvo C70 convertible discovered that his car had been stolen from his home in San Jose.  The owner contacted the San Jose Police Department to report the theft. San Jose officers filed a stolen vehicle report and had the Volvo C70’s

On January 30, 2012, the owner of a 2007 Honda Civic was stolen while parked near the owner’s residence on 35th Ave in Bayside, Queens, New York. When the owner discovered that his vehicle was stolen, he immediately notified NYPD of the theft. The police entered the vehicle information into the state and federal crime