Physically secured device for vehicle intrusion detection

A vehicle theft-prevention apparatus, comprising:

• a locking mechanism comprising an engagement component, the locking mechanism configured to:
• engage, via a first action, to apply a force on a vehicle when in an engaged state;
• disengage, via a second action, to withdraw the force from the vehicle when in the engaged state;
• and
• maintain a current state of the force in response to the first action and the second action when in a disengaged state;
• and
• at least one computing device configured to:
• receive a command to disable the locking mechanism;
• and
• in response to receiving the command, transition, via the engaging component, the locking mechanism from the engaged state to the disengaged state.

A method, comprising:

• engaging, via a first action, a locking mechanism to apply a force on a vehicle when in an engaged state;
• disengaging, via a second action, the locking mechanism to withdraw the force from the vehicle when in the engaged state;
• maintaining, via the locking mechanism, a current state of the force in response to the first action and the second action when in a disengaged state;
• and
• receiving, via at least one computing device, a command to disable the locking mechanism;
• and
• in response to receiving the command, transitioning, via an engagement component based on communication with the at least one computing device, the locking mechanism from the engaged state to the disengaged state.