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.

On the morning of Tuesday, February 28, 2012, the owner of a 2003 Acura TL discovered that his vehicle had been stolen from a parking space in South Philadelphia. The victim called 911 and Philadelphia Police Radio dispatched a 3rd District Officer to investigate the incident. The Officer arrived on location, interviewed the victim and surveyed the

On February 27, 2012, LAPD Newton Division officers picked up the LoJack signal from a 1997 Honda Civic reported stolen two days earlier to the LAPD 77th Street Division. Following the directional and signal strength cues on the LoJack Tracking Computer installed in their patrol vehicle, the officers were able to track the stolen Honda

On February 12, 2012, a California Highway Officer was on patrol in the Whittier Area when his LoJack-equipped patrol vehicle picked up the silent LoJack signal of a stolen 1994 Jeep that had been stolen from the Norwalk area.  After obtaining the description of the vehicle, he broadcasted to other police units that he was tracking

On the morning of February 1, 2012, workers arriving at job site in the 3600 block of W. Van Buren discovered a semi truck and flatbed trailer loaded with two stolen excavators. The victims contacted the Phoenix Police Department to report the crimes. The police entered information about the stolen equipment into the NCIC police computer —

On January 24, 2012, the owner of a 2005 Dodge Ram pickup truck contacted the Peoria Police Department to report that the vehicle had been stolen. After a brief investigation, Peoria Police completed a stolen vehicle report and had information about the Dodge Ram entered into the state and federal crime computer databases. This routine

On February 9, 2012, officers from the Santa Ana Police Department overheard a radio broadcast from the Orange County Sheriff’s Department that they had picked up the silent LoJack signal from a stolen 2006 Chrysler Cruiser in the area of Santa Ana and Grand.  As the Santa Ana officer neared that location, he, too, picked

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 3, 2012, the owner of a 2001 Ford Mustang contacted the Dallas Police Department to report his vehicle stolen. After verifying the theft and completing a stolen vehicle report, the Dallas Police had the Mustang’s VIN entered into the Texas state and federal crime computer databases. This routine police action

The owner of a 2009 Harley Davidson motorcycle purchased the bike without knowledge that it was equipped with a LoJack Vehicle Recovery System. In the early morning hours of February 1, 2012, he discovered how well the system worked. On that morning, the owner discovered that the motorcycle had been stolen from his apartment complex