San Francisco Police Use LoJack to Recover Dodge Magnum Stolen from the Street
- March 26, 2013
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On February 10, 2013, the owner of 2005 Dodge Magnum discovered that he car was stolen from the street in San Francisco. San Francisco 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.
A short while later, San Francisco Police (SFPD) officers picked up the silent LoJack homing signals from the stolen Dodge with the LoJack Police Tracking Computers (PTC) that are installed in patrol vehicles and aircraft. The LoJack PTC provides officers with on-board information that enables them to locate the stolen vehicle quickly and with an increased margin of safety.
SFPD officers, following tracking cues from their on-board LoJack Tracking Computers, located the stolen Dodge, parked and abandoned on the street in the Bay View section of San Francisco. Officers called the owner to reclaim his car.
The LoJack Vehicle Recovery System was installed in this vehicle on December 17, 2007 in Daly City, California at Serramonte Auto Plaza. The vehicle is valued at approximately $18,000.