LoJack® System Helps ACTION Auto Theft Task Force Recover Stolen 2012 Chrysler 200 in Detroit Chop Shop
- March 2, 2015
- recovery stories
The owners of a 2013 Chrysler 200 contacted the Detroit Police Department to report that their vehicle was stolen overnight from the driveway. The Detroit PD verified the theft and entered the vehicle information into the state and federal crime computers which automatically activated the LoJack® System concealed in the Chrysler.
Minutes later members of the ACTION Auto Theft Task Force picked up the silent LoJack signal from the stolen Chrysler with the LoJack Police Tracking Computers (PTC) that are installed in patrol vehicles and aircraft. Following the directional and audible cues from the PTC, the detectives were able to determine that the signal was coming from a garage of an abandoned residence in Detroit.
Surveillance was established and after a short while entry was made into the garage. Along with the stolen Chrysler there were a 2012 Chrysler Town & Country and parts from a Jeep Cherokee and Ford Fusion. Both the Chrysler 200 and the Town & Country had evidence that they had been pushed by another vehicle to the garage. This is one of the most common methods utilized by Detroit area auto thieves to take late model vehicles that are equipped with immobilizers and other theft deterrent devices. The thieves will locate an abandoned garage to set up their operation. They then will case homes within a mile for vehicles that they can gain entry and push to the garage where they are later stripped.
Both vehicles and parts were impounded. Possible suspect information was obtained by the detectives. It was later determined that the Town & Country was stolen and the parts were from a stolen Jeep and Ford that had been recovered stripped out. This matter is to be further investigated by the ACTION Task Force.
The LoJack® System was installed in the Chrysler 200 in June 2014 Enterprise Car Sales in Farmington Hills, Michigan.