A warning if you use “protected” parking garages or valets to park your vehicle. In this story, a Land Rover was stolen with keys from a parking garage along with a 2nd vehicle when the parking attendant was robbed at knife point by two men. When the owner was notified of the incident she immediately
Read MoreWhen the owner of this classic 1968 Ford Mustang discovered that her vehicle had been stolen, she reported the theft to the San Diego Police Department. It was the Police department’s routine entry of the vehicle information into the nationwide law enforcement stolen vehicle computer system that automatically activated the LoJack transponder concealed in the
Read MoreThank you to NBC 5 in Dallas TX. for this write up and video on a recent LoJack assisted stolen vehicle recovery: Police: Carjacking Suspect Tried to First Steal Computers from School Suspect stole woman’s van, dragged her alongside of it during escape Police officers from multiple agencies arrested a Tarrant County man Monday night,
Read MoreAfter the owners reported their vehicle stolen to law enforcement, the vehicle information was entered into the statewide stolen vehicle system (SVS/NCIC) computer. This routine police action automatically activated the LoJack transponder concealed in the vehicle. On 5-9-12, within nineteen minutes of the LoJack system activating, an Officer from the California Highway Patrol picked up
Read MoreOn March 21, 2012, the owners of a newly purchased 2012 Ford F150 pickup truck returned the vehicle to the dealership to have a LoJack Vehicle Recovery System installed. Later that same day, the service representative discovered the Ford’s keys missing from his desk, along with his own personal keys. Upon searching the parking lot,
Read MoreOn Wednesday, February 29, 2012, the owner of a 2006 Suzuki GSX1300 Hayabusa motorcycle contacted the Key Biscayne Police Department to report the motorcycle stolen. Upon arrival at the scene, the responding officer met with the owner who stated that sometime during the night the Suzuki was from where the owner had parked it. The
Read MoreOn March 27, 2012, the owner of a 2002 Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck reported his vehicle stolen to the Round Rock Police Department. The responding officer prepared a stolen vehicle report and had the Chevrolet’s information entered into the state and federal crime computer systems – a routine police action that automatically activated the LoJack
Read MoreOn April 6, 2012, an 83 year old woman contacted the Georgia State Capitol Police to report that her 2004 Honda Civic had been stolen. She stated that she was lost in Atlanta and stopped to ask three young men for directions. They replied that it would be easier to drive her there in her
Read MoreOn April 4, 2012, the owner of a 2010 Nissan Armada discovered that his vehicle was missing from the front of his residence, where he had parked it. The owner immediately notified the Gardena Department of the theft. Gardena officers completed a stolen vehicle report and had the Nissan’s information entered into the state and
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- April 27, 2012
In our first story, the owner had his car broken into and the suspects found the car keys hidden in vehicle and stole the car. The owner reported the 2010 BMW 750IL stolen to the Frisco Police Department and the vehicle information was entered into the NCIC (National Crime Information Center) police computer. This routine
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