LoJack® System Helps Miami-Dade Police Department Recover a Stolen 2007 Yamaha YZF-R6 motorcycle
- January 23, 2015
- recovery stories
The owner of a 2007 Yamaha YZF-R6 motorcycle discovered their motorcycle missing. The owner contacted the Broward County Sheriff’s Office to report their Yamaha stolen. The responding officer prepared a stolen vehicle report, theft affidavit and had the vehicle’s information entered into the state and federal crime computers.
The next day, a Miami-Dade Police Department Aviation unit helicopter pilot picked up the silent LoJack signal from the stolen YZF-R6 motorcycle on their on-board LoJack Police Tracking Computer (PTC). The PTC enables law enforcement officers to track, locate and recover stolen vehicles quickly and safely. The pilot began tracking the stolen Yamaha by following the directional and audible cues on their PTC screen. The pilot observed the motorcycle westbound on N.W. 186th Street from N.W. 67th Avenue. The pilot, along with a ground officer, observed the motorcycle turn northbound on N.W. 79th Avenue and then into the driveway of a residence in the 19500 block of 79th Avenue. The suspect was taken into custody and detained until an auto theft detective arrived. Upon given his Miranda rights, the suspect admitted that he knew the motorcycle was stolen and that he purchased the motorcycle for $1000.00. The suspect was arrested for Grand Theft Auto and transported to the Juvenile Assessment Center. The motorcycle 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 2007 Yamaha YZF-R6 motorcycle in May 2007 at Motorsports of Fort Lauderdale, Florida.