LoJack Aids Miami-Dade Officers in Quick Recovery of Stolen Ford F-250 Pickup Truck
- November 4, 2012
- recovery stories
On Tuesday morning, October 9, 2012, the owner of a 2004 Ford F-250 pickup truck contacted the Opa Locka Police Department to report that their vehicle was stolen from their home in Opa Locka, Florida.
The responding officer verified the theft and had the Ford’s information entered into the state and federal crime computers. This routine police procedure automatically activated the LoJack transponder concealed in the Ford.
Immediately upon activation, a Miami-Dade Police Department officer picked up the silent LoJack homing signal from the stolen Ford F-250 pickup truck on their on-board LoJack Police Tracking computer (PTC). Following the directional and audible cues on their PTC’s screen, the officer – along with officers from Miami Gardens – located the vehicle in an apartment complex in the 19100 block of N.W. 27th Avenue in Miami Gardens.
The vehicle was recovered, towed to the police impound yard for safekeeping, and removed from federal and state crime computer systems. The only damage was some minor damage to the steering column.
The LoJack Vehicle Recovery System was installed in the 2004 Black Ford F-250 pickup truck on September 17, 2004 at Maroone Ford of Miami in Miami, Florida, and has been protecting it ever since.