The following story is one that makes us all particularly proud to work at LoJack. On August 3rd, a Southern California couple was faced with an armed man who wanted to steal their 2008 Nissan Maxima. At that point, they had to make a potentially life or death decision: do they resist this armed criminal
Read MoreThe owners of a 2002 BMW X5 were enjoying a beautiful summer day on July 5th, 2012 when they realized their beloved BMW SUV had vanished from their driveway. In a total state of shock, they contacted the Everett, MA Police Department to report the vehicle stolen. The Everett Police Department verified the theft and
Read MoreCar Thieves & Dangerous Criminals Taken Off the Streets
- June 15, 2012
In two separate incidents this past Wednesday, in two disparate parts of the country, LoJack helped law enforcement capture three men accused of kidnapping, armed robbery and motor vehicle theft and also arrest two people on gun possession as well as running a motorcycle theft ring. In the first incident in Arizona, a man was
Read MoreOn March 30, 2012, the owner of a 2006 Nissan pickup truck contacted the Woodland Police Department to report the vehicle stolen. Woodland Police completed a stolen vehicle report and had the Nissan’s information entered into the state and federal crime computers. This routine police action automatically activated the LoJack transponder concealed within the pickup
Read MoreThe owners of a 1999 Ford Explorer discovered their vehicle had been stolen and immediately contacted the Los Angeles Police Department’s Newton Division. The responding officer completed a stolen vehicle report had the Ford’s information entered into the California and federal crime computer systems. This police action automatically and seamlessly activated the LoJack transponder concealed
Read MoreThe owner of a 2002 Subaru Impreza contacted the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office to report their vehicle stolen. The responding officer completed a vehicle theft report and had all of the Subaru’s information entered into the state and federal police computer systems. This routine action automatically activated the LoJack transponder concealed in the vehicle. During
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 MoreThe owner’s of a construction company discovered that their storage lot had been broken into during the night and a skid steer loader and trailer stolen. The police were notified and they promptly entered the data into the nationwide law enforcement stolen vehicle computer. This routine police action automatically activated the LoJack transponder concealed on
Read MoreA 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
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