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Honda Accord Stolen in Philadelphia with Engine Running, Recovered Quickly by Police Using LoJack

  • December 2, 2012
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On Monday, November 19, 2012, the owner of a 2005 Honda Accord started the car’s engine in an attempt to warm the vehicle before placing her small child inside. The owner was returning to her residence when she looked back to see a male enter her vehicle and drive away. The vehicle owner called 911 and Philadelphia Police Radio dispatched an officer to investigate the incident.

Philadelphia Police arrived on site, verified the theft, and had the Honda’s information entered into the state and federal crime computer system. This action automatically activated the LoJack transponder concealed in the Honda.

A short while later, officers from Philadelphia’s 1st Police District picked up the silent LoJack homing signals from the stolen Honda on the Police Tracking Computers installed in their patrol vehicles. Following the directional and audible cues from the LoJack computers, the officers tracked the vehicle to the area of 1900 Dudley Street, where they observed the parked and unoccupied vehicle. They confiscated the vehicle for safekeeping and notified the owner of the recovery.  

The LoJack Vehicle Recovery System was installed in the Honda Accord on September 15, 2009 at Sloane Honda in Glenside, Pennsylvania.


Printed from the LoJack Recovery Story Library.

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