For Immediate Release: September 27, 2012 Chop Shop Operation Durham police officers located a large chop shop operation in a warehouse at 706 Ellis Road earlier this week. One person – Samer Fakhri Othman, 35, of Green Hollows Lane in Durham – was arrested today and charged in connection with the case. Officers discovered
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 MoreOn June 19, 2012, the owner of a 2008 Harley Davidson motorcycle contacted the Fort Worth Texas Police Department to report that her motorcycle was stolen from an apartment complex in Fort Worth. Fort Worth Police verified the theft and entered the motorcycle information into the state and federal crime computers, which automatically activated
Read MoreOn May 24, 2012, the owner of a 2002 GMC Yukon reported the vehicle stolen to the Fort Worth Police Department. After verifying the theft, Fort Worth officers had the Yukon’s information entered into the state and federal crime computers, which activated the LoJack transponder concealed within the vehicle. A short time later, officers with
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 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 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 the night of March 3, 2012, the owner of a 2009 Kawasaki ZX10 motorcycle reported the bike stolen to the Plano Police Department. After preparing the stolen vehicle report, Plano officers had the motorcycle’s information entered into the state and federal police computer systems. This routine police action automatically activated the LoJack transponder concealed
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 MoreLoJack’s Top 3 Auto Theft Recovery Stories of 2011
- February 16, 2012
Below you will find our top 3 recovery stories of 2011. You can view the entire top 10 on our “Top 10 Auto Theft Recoveries of 2011” post. #3 LoJack Helps Police Arrest Alleged Murder Suspect – A stolen Honda Civic equipped with LoJack led Connecticut police to the apprehension of an alleged murder suspect
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