Washington, D.C.September 28, 2015 FBI National Press Office(202) 324-3691 In the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, motor vehicle theft is defined as the theft or attempted theft of a motor vehicle. A motor vehicle is defined in the UCR Program as a self-propelled vehicle that runs on land surfaces and not on rails. Examples

The owners of a 2011 Caterpillar Skid Steer contacted the Folsom Police Department to report that their tractor was stolen. The victim indicated the tractor was taken from a job site in the City of Folsom sometime over the weekend and was discovered when the employees returned to work on Monday morning. The Folsom PD

The owner of a 2000 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 contacted the Albuquerque Police Department to report the vehicle was stolen.  The Chevrolet was stolen from the area of Wyoming and Academy in the Northeast Area Command.  The Albuquerque PD verified the theft and entered the vehicle information into the state and federal crime computers which automatically

The owner of a 2008 Honda Accord contacted the Catoosa, Oklahoma, Police Department to report that their vehicle was stolen from a residence in Catoosa, Oklahoma. The Catoosa PD verified the theft and entered the vehicle information into the state and federal crime computers, which automatically activates the LoJack® System concealed in the Honda. A

The owners of a 2013 Ford Edge contacted the Los Angeles Police Department to report that their vehicle was stolen. The owner was shopping when she noticed that someone had taken her car keys from her purse. The LAPD verified the theft and entered the vehicle information into the state and federal crime computers which

The foreman of a construction company reported the theft of a 2015 Melroe Air Compressor from a job site they were working at in Rockaway Queens, confines of the 100 precinct. The New York Police Department verified the theft and entered the vehicle information into the state and federal crime computers, which automatically activated the

The owner of a 2006 BMW X3 reported to the New York Police Department 106 precinct her vehicle was stolen from the parking lot where she had it stored.  The owner of the BMW was going on vacation to Hawaii, so she left her car stored at a parking lot. Apparently someone got access to

The owner of a 2002 Bobcat 763 skid steer stored the machine at a remote commercial job site near Indian Springs, Nevada.  When the owner returned to the location, the Bobcat was missing.  The owner contacted the Las Vegas Metro Police Department to report the Bobcat as stolen. The LVMPD verified the theft and entered

The owners of a Polaris Ranger ATV contacted the San Bernardino Sheriff’s Department Adelanto Station to report that their vehicle was stolen. Deputies verified the theft and entered the vehicle information into the state and federal crime computers which automatically activated the LoJack® System concealed in the Polaris Ranger. Short time later deputies from the

The manager of a new car dealership reported that a 2012 Porsche Panamera had been taken from the dealer using false information. The Porsche was reported stolen to the Roswell GA. Police Department. The Roswell PD verified the theft and entered the vehicle information into the state and federal crime computers which automatically activated the