A recent recovery in Medina, WA, in which police used LoJack Police Tracking Computers to find and recover a stolen Lexus, demonstrates how today’s car thieves are using in-vehicle technology, like GPS navigation systems, to find an owner’s residence, enter and burglarize it. Fortunately, in this situation, the 2012 Lexus GX 460 SUV was equipped
Read MoreThe owner of a Porsche 911 had their vehicle stolen out of Hollywood, CA. After discovering the theft, they contacted the police. Just seven minutes after the vehicle was entered as stolen by law enforcement into the National Crime Information Center computers, patrol officers with LAPD-North Hollywood began picking up the silent LoJack homing signal
Read MoreOn March 6, 2012, a 2010 Toyota FJ Cruiser was stolen and located by police less than two hours after the LoJack system was activated. After the owner reported the stolen vehicle to the police, the vehicle information was entered was entered into the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) computers, which automatically activated the LoJack
Read MoreLoJack Helps Atlanta Family Get Their Stolen Car Back
- March 20, 2012
Today we feature another user submitted success story. This story was submitted by April in Atlanta: I am so thankful this morning that Atlanta Toyota installs LoJack in all of their vehicles, and I’m thankful Ned sold it to my son. You just never know how life will turn out. At 2 a.m. this morning
Read MoreOn February 23, 2011, a Canine officer from the El Monte Police Department was on routine patrol when he received the silent LoJack signal of a 2004 Toyota Tundra reported stolen to the California Highway Patrol. He alerted other El Monte officers, who also had LoJack tracking capabilities installed in their patrol vehicle. The other El Monte unit
Read MoreOn the afternoon of February 24, 2012, the owner of a 2005 Cadillac Escalade contacted the Selma Police Department to report the vehicle stolen. Selma Police gathered the information required to complete a stolen vehicle report and had this information entered into the California state and federal crime databases. This routine police action automatically activated
Read MoreToday we feature a user submitted success story from Annette in California: “I am a success story twice over, thanks to LoJack! My 99 Honda Civic EX was stolen twice in just over 2 years, each time recovered, each time people taken into custody, and I have LoJack to thank! Even the detectives thanked me
Read MoreLoJack Releases 2011 Auto Theft Recovery Statistics
- March 6, 2012
LoJack today released its third annual Vehicle Theft Recovery Report*, highlighting results from its 2011 recoveries that provide valuable information on the ongoing issue of auto theft. In 2011, the LoJack Stolen Vehicle Recovery System helped law enforcement in the U.S. recover 10,261 stolen vehicles**. Hondas topped the list of imports recovered, with the
Read MoreOn February 24, 2012, an automotive dealership in Alexandria, Virginia discovered that one of their customers paid for a 2008 Maserati Gran Turismo with a fraudulent check and identification. Unfortunately, the dealership didn’t realize the fraudulent activity until after the vehicle was transported to California at the request of the “customer.” They reported this incident
Read MoreThe Toyota Highlander had been parked in the owner’s garage. A person in the home observed a male subject driving the Toyota Highlander out of the garage with the family’s trek bicycle in the rack. The crime was quickly reported to the Raleigh Police Department (RPD). Little did the victim know, the same suspect had committed
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