LoJack System Helps Michigan State Police Recover Stolen Triumph Daytona 675
- July 17, 2017
- recovery stories
The owner of a 2010 Triumph Daytona 675 contacted the Southfield Police Department to report that their motorcycle was stolen overnight from the parking lot of the apartment complex where he resides.
The Southfield PD verified the theft and entered the vehicle information into the state and federal crime computers which automatically activated the LoJack® System concealed in the Triumph.
A short while later pilots from the Michigan State Police on routine air patrol over Detroit picked up the silent LoJack signal from the stolen Triumph with the LoJack Police Tracking Computers (PTC) that are installed in patrol vehicles and aircraft. Following the directional and audible cues from the PTC, the pilots tracked the motorcycle to a residential area of Detroit. Information was passed to troopers with LoJack PTC equipped vehicles to respond also.
It was determined that the signal from the stolen Triumph was originating from the clubhouse of a Detroit outlaw motorcycle gang. Additional troopers along with officers from the Detroit Police Department responded due to the amount of people at the location. As law enforcement began to enter the area several persons fled on foot, some discarding their colors and other property. One of the persons running was armed with a handgun; however he was apprehended and disarmed. The confiscated firearm was a stolen 9mm pistol.
The stolen Triumph was located on the property along with a 2007 Harley Davidson Electra Glide stolen from Howell, MI, and a 2007 Big Dog Bull Dog stolen from Flint, MI. All of the motorcycles were impounded. This matter is to be further investigated jointly by the Michigan State Police and the Detroit Police Department.
The LoJack® System was installed in the Triumph Daytona 675 in June 2009 at Hinds Performance Motorsports in Columbus, Ohio.