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

On March 12, 2012, the owners of a 2009 KIA 4-door contacted the Houston Police Department to report that a family member had taken the vehicle without their permission and failed to return it after 48 hours. After gathering all pertinent information, the Houston Police completed a stolen vehicle report and had the Kia’s information

On March 14, 2012, the owner of a 2007 Ford F250 pickup  reported the truck stolen to the Irving Police Department. After completing a stolen vehicle report, Irving officers had the Ford’s information entered into the state and federal crime computer systems. This routine police action automatically activated the LoJack transponder concealed in the pickup

On March 12, 2012, the owner of a 2012 BMW 325 reported the vehicle stolen to the city of Costa Mesa’s Police Department. After completing a stolen vehicle report, Costa Mesa officers had the BMW’s information entered into the state and federal crime computer systems. This routine police action automatically activated the LoJack transponder hidden

On March 12, 2012, the owner of a 2012 BMW 325 reported the vehicle stolen to the city of Costa Mesa’s Police Department. After completing a stolen vehicle report, Costa Mesa officers had the BMW’s information entered into the state and federal crime computer systems. This routine police action automatically activated the LoJack transponder hidden

On the morning of March 1, 2012, the owner of a 2007 Suzuki GSXR750 motorcycle discovered that his bike had been stolen in Arlington, Texas and immediately contacted the Arlington Police Department to report the theft. Arlington Police prepared a stolen vehicle report and had this information entered into the state and federal crime databases.

When the owners of a used car dealership discovered that an employee had taken a 1998 Volskwagen Jetta without permission, they tried for several days to locate the vehicle.  When they were unable to do so, they reported the theft to the Wheat Ridge Police Department.  It was the police department’s routine entry of the

On the night of March 5, 2012, the owner of a 2010 Lexus RX350 parked and locked his vehicle on the street in the Boreum Hill section of Brooklyn while he was visiting a friend in the area. When he returned for his car some time later, he discovered it missing and immediately called the

On February 22, 2012, detectives from the Los Angeles County Auto Theft Task Force’s TRAP were working a large-scale investigation involving several stolen vehicles and multiple suspects.  One of the vehicles was a 2004 Cadillac Escalade that was entered as stolen by TRAP earlier that day. Within minutes of the police entering the Escalade’s information

In late February 2012, a 2007 Toyota Tundra was impounded while its owner was out of town. An acquaintance of the victim, who knew that the owner was away, went to the towing company and presented forged paper work indicating that he was the owner. The towing company then released the Toyota to the forger.