Florida Highway Patrol Alerts Owner to Theft of Suzuki Motorcycle, Later Recover it Using LoJack
- September 19, 2012
- recovery stories
On July 12, 2012, the owner of a 2004 Suzuki GSX-R1000 motorcycle answered his door bell to find two Florida Highway Patrol Troopers at the door. They advised him that his motorcycle had evaded a traffic stop attempted by one of the troopers earlier that morning. The owner stated that he had last seen the bike the prior evening when he parked it in front of his apartment building. He was advised to contact the St. Petersburg Police Department to report the motorcycle stolen.
The St. Petersburg Police verified the theft and entered the Suzuki’s information into the state and federal crime computers, which automatically activated the LoJack transponder concealed in the motorcycle.
A short while later, troopers from the Florida Highway Patrol picked up the silent LoJack homing signals from the stolen Suzuki on the Police Tracking Computers installed in their patrol vehicles. Following the directional and audible cues from the LoJack computers, the troopers tracked the motorcycle to an apartment complex off of Roosevelt Avenue in Largo, Florida. The motorcycle was located in the parking area and was covered by a tarp. There was no damage to the motorcycle, and the ignition was intact.
The LoJack Vehicle Recovery System was installed in the Suzuki GSX-R1000 in February 2008 at Westcoast Powersports in Clearwater, Florida.