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The LoJack® System Helps Thornton, Colorado Police Recover Stolen Jeep Grand Cherokee

  • May 13, 2013
  • recovery stories
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Many people utilize commuter lots to park in for the day when riding a train or shuttle to get to work. Thieves often leave vehicles they steal in these lots for a ‘cooling off’ period before relocating, selling, or dismantling them. How can police tell which ones have been parked by their owners, and which are stolen? That’s where the LoJack® system comes in, giving off a homing signal police receive in their patrol cars to precisely direct them to the misappropriated car, truck, van or motorcycle.

On February 20th, 2013, the owners of a Jeep Grand Cherokee contacted the Thornton, CO Police to report that their vehicle was stolen. The police verified the theft and entered the vehicle information into their state and federal crime computers. The LoJack device concealed in the Jeep, which was installed at Automotive Avenues in Lakewood, CO, was then automatically activated.

A short while later, officers with Thornton PD picked up the homing signals from the stolen car with the LoJack tracking computers installed in their patrol vehicle. The officers tracked the vehicle to a Park-N-Ride where it was found abandoned. The Jeep was soon returned to its happy owner.

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Printed from the LoJack Recovery Story Library.

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