Imagine for just a moment you arrive home from grocery shopping, you park your car and begin unloading the bags. As you head into your house with your eggs and bread, you suddenly hear the screech sounds of tires. You go back outside and realize that your car has actually just been stolen. Unfortunately, crimes
Read MoreLoJack Corporation Leads Police to Stolen Rental Equipment
- September 20, 2012
The manager of the equipment rental department of a home improvement store was conducting inventory and discovered a track loader had not been returned as promised. After numerous attempts to locate the person who rented the piece of equipment the manager called the Denham Springs Police Department to report the track loader stolen. The Denham
Read MoreHave you ever driven under a bridge, in a garage, or even in the woods and your cell phone stops working, your GPS won’t calculate and your satellite radio cuts out? Well imagine if your car gets stolen and you rely on these same technologies to recover your vehicle. What do you think the chances
Read MoreEarlier this week, there was a news story out of Tennessee that detailed how several dealerships have been victimized by car thieves. In one particular case, thieves were able to steal an $80k vehicle from a dealership simply by removing the computer chip embedded in the smart key. Download our informational PDF: International car theft
Read MoreOn September 10, 2012 the caretaker of a 1999 Ford F-350 contacted the Livonia Police Department to report that the vehicle was stolen from a job site over the weekend. The vehicle is owned by a Michigan based construction company that equips all of their trucks, trailers, vans and commercial equipment with LoJack. The stolen
Read MoreLoJack Helps Dallas Police Department Recover Stolen Light Tower
- September 12, 2012
On August 31, 2012 the owner of a 2011 Magnum Light Tower contacted the Rockwall Police Department to report that their light tower was stolen from a jobsite in Rockwall. The Rockwall Police Department verified the theft and entered the equipment’s information into the state and federal crime computers, which automatically activated the LoJack transponder
Read MoreImagine the shock and anger of realizing your car has been stolen. Then consider the 180 degree turn in emotion when you realize that the LoJack stolen vehicle recovery device you just purchased less than a month ago actually worked and it helped police locate your stolen vehicle in less than one hour. Well it’s
Read MoreStolen Light Tower Leads to Additional Stolen Equipment
- September 4, 2012
On August 27, 2012 a construction site foreman contacted the Harris County Sheriff’s Department to report two stolen 2011 Trailer Light Towers. He was renting the equipment from a rental company and they had been stolen from the job site. Harris County Sheriff’s Department verified the theft and entered the equipment information into the state
Read MoreIn this shocking story, the victim arrived home, pulled into his driveway and parked his Lexus RX300 SUV. As the victim exited his vehicle, he was immediately confronted by two suspects who proceeded to beat him with a pistol and demand his car keys. Stunned, the victim relinquished his keys and the suspects fled in
Read MoreCelebrity’s Classic Cars Fair Game for Thieves
- August 30, 2012
What do television psychologist Dr. Phil and movie star John Travolta have in common? Over the past several months, each has had his classic vehicle stolen from a dealership or repair shop. Dr. Phil’s ’57 Chevy and John Travolta’s vintage 1970 Mercedes were each the target of thieves — and in the case of Travolta’s
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