LoJack® System Helps Lauderhill Police Department Recover a Stolen 2013 Mercedes-Benz C-250
- January 23, 2015
- recovery stories
The owner of a 2013 Mercedes Benz C-250 4-door sedan discovered that their home had been burglarized and in the burglary, a spare key to their Mercedes was taken. Several days later, the owner discovered their car missing. They believed that the burglar returned with the stolen key and took the Mercedes. The owner contacted the Broward County Sheriff’s Office to report their Mercedes stolen from their home. The responding deputy prepared a stolen vehicle report, theft affidavit and had the vehicle’s information entered into the state and federal crime computers.
Later that morning, the Plantation Police Department officer picked up the silent LoJack signal from the stolen C-250 on their on-board LoJack Police Tracking Computer (PTC), which assists law enforcement officers to locate stolen vehicles quickly and safely. The officer began tracking the stolen Mercedes by following the directional and audible cues on their PTC screen. The officer, along with their backup, located the Mercedes in an apartment complex parking lot. Since the Mercedes was now in the Lauderhill Police Department’s jurisdiction, they responded to continue the investigation. The Mercedes was recovered, towed to the police impound yard for safekeeping, and removed from federal and state crime computer systems.
The LoJack® System was installed in the 2013 Mercedes Benz C-250 4-door sedan in February 2014 at Mercedes Benz of Pompano Beach, Florida.