Antioch Police Use LoJack to Recover Mitsubishi Galant Stolen from Convenience Store
- October 15, 2012
- recovery stories
On September 26, 2012, the owner of 2005 Mitsubishi Galant left his car running at a convenience store in Antioch, California, and when he returned moments later, he discovered his vehicle missing. Antioch Police verified the crime information and entered the vehicle information into the state and federal crime computers, which automatically activated the LoJack transponder concealed in the vehicle. LoJack is the only theft recovery system that is directly operated by law enforcement and this interface is seamless and instantaneous.
Minutes later, officers from the Antioch Police Department picked up the silent LoJack homing signals from the stolen Mitsubishi with the LoJack Police Tracking Computers (PTC) that are installed in patrol vehicles and aircraft. The LoJack PTC provides officers with on-board information which permits them to locate the stolen vehicle quickly and with an increased margin of safety. Following the directional and audible cues from the LoJack PTCs, officers tracked the stolen Mitsubishi to a side street in Antioch a few miles from where it was stolen. The abandoned, undamaged car was recovered and the owner called to pick up his car.
The LoJack Vehicle Recovery System was installed in this vehicle on February 28, 2006 at Capital Mitsubishi in San Jose, California.