On Wednesday, September 12, 2012, a Philadelphia cab company discovered that one of their multi passenger vans was missing from the fleet in Northwest Philadelphia. Company supervisors called 911 and Philadelphia Police Radio dispatched an officer to investigate the incident. After verifying the theft, Philadelphia Police entered the vehicle information into the state and federal

In the early morning hours on August 30, 2012, the owner of a 2011 Toyota Sienna Mini-Van was driving home in San Jose, California. At a stop light, the driver was approached by two armed suspects.  The suspects forced the victim out of his car, pistol-whipped him, and stole his car.  The victim was able

On July 5, 2012, the owner of a Plymouth Voyager contacted the District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department to report that their vehicle was stolen from the 300 block of Raleigh Street SE in Washington, DC. District of Columbia Metropolitan Police verified the theft and entered the vehicle’s information into the state and federal crime

On the afternoon of April 11, 2012, a friend called the owner of a 2012 Toyota Siena to alert him that his van was missing from the driveway of his residence, where the owner had parked the previous night. The friend told him that his home had been burglarized and the keys to the van

On the afternoon of April 11, 2012, a friend called the owner of a 2012 Toyota Siena to alert him that his van was missing from the driveway of his residence, where the owner had parked the previous night. The friend told him that his home had been burglarized and the keys to the van

On April 16, 2012, the owner of a 2008 Chevrolet Astro van parked and locked his vehicle on the street near his residence in Richmond Hill, Queens. When he returned for his vehicle some time later, he discovered it missing, and immediately called the Police of the 102nd Precinct, NYPD. When the police arrived, they

On the evening of March 30, 2012, The Home Depot store in Union Township, NJ contacted the Union Police Department to report that one of their Ford Econoline E350s had been stolen.  The responding officer prepared a stolen vehicle report and had the Ford’s information entered into the state and federal crime computer systems –

On Thursday, February 9, 2012, the owner of a 2008 Ford Econoline van contacted the Fort Myers Police Department to report their van stolen. Upon arrival at the scene, the responding officer met with the owner of the Econoline, who stated that a customer had rented the van for 75 minutes on February 2, 2012.

When the owners of a 2011 Mercedes Benz ML320 discovered that their vehicle had been stolen, they immediately reported the theft to the Aurora Police Department. Aurora Police completed a stolen vehicle report and had the Mercedes’ information entered into the state and federal crime computer systems. This routine police action automatically activated the LoJack

On Monday, March 19, 2012, Amtrak workers arrived at an Amtrak construction site located in the area of 34th and Girard in West Philadelphia. Upon inspecting the site, the workers discovered that a 1998 Ingersoll Rand Air Compressor was missing.       The construction foreman called Amtrak Police Headquarters, and an Amtrak officer was dispatched to