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 late February 2012, the Texas-based owner of a 2008 BMW X3 drove the vehicle to Atlanta for a vacation and surgery, leaving the vehicle parked and unattended for the duration of the more than two-week stay. When the owner returned to the vehicle on March 1, 2012, he discovered the BMW missing and immediately

In late February 2012, the Texas-based owner of a 2008 BMW X3 drove the vehicle to Atlanta for a vacation and surgery, leaving the vehicle parked and unattended for the duration of the more than two-week stay. When the owner returned to the vehicle on March 1, 2012, he discovered the BMW missing and immediately

In the early morning hours of March 22, 2012, the son of the owner of a 2010 Toyota Venza left the vehicle running unattended on the street in the Bronx for one minute. During this time, an unknown person climbed into the vehicle and drove away with it. The owner immediately notified the New York

In late March 2012, the owner of a 2008 Saab 9-3 went on vacation to Florida. Before she departed, she parked and locked her vehicle on the street where she lives in the Coney Island section of Brooklyn, and left her sister as the custodian of her vehicle. On the morning of March 21, 2012,

In late March 2012, the owner of a 2008 Saab 9-3 went on vacation to Florida. Before she departed, she parked and locked her vehicle on the street where she lives in the Coney Island section of Brooklyn, and left her sister as the custodian of her vehicle. On the morning of March 21, 2012,

On March 16, 2012, the owner of a 1996 Toyota Camry was beaten up and had his vehicle stolen. Officers with the Gardena Police Department completed a stolen vehicle report and had the Toyota’s information entered into the state and federal crime computer databases.  This routine police action automatically activated the LoJack transponder concealed in

On the evening of March 20, 2012, a sandwich shop in Sheridan, Colorado, was robbed by an armed gunman. The robber, in addition to stealing cash from the business, also demanded the keys to an employee’s 2000 Volkswagen Golf and drove away in it. The victims reported the crime to the Sheridan Police Department; the