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LoJack Aids Philadelphia Police in Recovery of Toyota RAV 4 Stolen During Home Burglary

  • August 17, 2012
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On July 21, 2012, the owner of a 2009 Toyota RAV 4 arrived home to discover that his residence had been burglarized. After a cursory check of the residence, the vehicle owner discovered that the keys to his vehicle and the vehicle itself had been stolen.   The victim contacted the Philadelphia Police Department to report the theft.

Philadelphia Police verified the theft and had the Toyota’s information entered into the state and federal crime computer systems, which automatically activated the LoJack transponder concealed in the vehicle.

A few minutes later, officers with the Philadelphia Police Department’s NW Division picked up the silent LoJack homing signals from the stolen Toyota on the Police Tracking Computers installed in their patrol vehicles. Following the directional and audible cues from the LoJack computers, the officers tracked the signal and ultimately located the parked and unoccupied vehicle.  The vehicle was placed under police guard and towed to Philadelphia Police Tow Squad HQ to be processed for physical evidence. The investigation into this incident continues.   

The LoJack Vehicle Recovery System was installed in the Toyota RAV 4 in August of 2009 by Champion Toyota in Philadelphia.


Printed from the LoJack Recovery Story Library.

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