Multiple CA Police Agencies Use LoJack to Recover Stolen Jeep Rangler in Sacramento
- February 3, 2013
- recovery stories
On January 15, 2013, the owner of a 2006 Jeep Wrangler exited his residence to go to work and discovered his vehicle missing. The victim contacted the Roseville Police Department and reported the theft.
Officers with the Roseville Police Department verified the theft and had the Jeep’s information entered into the state and federal crime computers. This routine police action automatically activated the LoJack transponder concealed in the vehicle.
Less than 10 minutes later, officers with the Sacramento Sheriff’s Department, the Sacramento Police Department and the Citrus Heights Police Department all received the silent signal emitting from the hidden LoJack transponder in the now stolen Jeep. Following the directional and audible signals from the LoJack computers, the officers quickly located the vehicle, parked and abandoned on a side street in the Del Paso Heights area. The Sacramento Sheriff’s Department was the first agency to arrive; they quickly recovered the vehicle.
The victim was contacted, responded to the scene and took possession of his Jeep.
The LoJack Vehicle Recovery System was installed in the Jeep Wrangler at County Wide Chrysler/Jeep in January of 2006. The vehicle was valued at approximately $19,800.