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LoJack® System Helps Hammond Indiana Police Department Recover Stolen Cadillac Escalade

  • June 23, 2015
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The owner of a Cadillac Escalade contacted the Hammond Police Department to report that their vehicle was stolen from their mechanic’s parking lot on the 7300 block of S Indianapolis Blvd.  The Hammond PD responded to the scene and after verifying facts as presented entered the vehicle information into the state and federal crime computers which automatically activated the LoJack® System concealed in the Cadillac Escalade. The owner told police he had just purchased the vehicle from Currie Motors and had brought it to his mechanic to install a GPS in case his vehicle was ever stolen. The mechanic had contacted the victim to come get his car when the work was completed. When the victim returned to his mechanics location his Cadillac was missing. The GPS was used to attempt to locate the vehicle with negative results.

Hours later a vehicle equipped with LoJack began to pick up the silent LoJack signal from the stolen Cadillac with the LoJack Police Tracking Computer (PTC) that is installed in patrol vehicles and aircraft.  The Cadillac was tracked to a garage on the 7200 block of S Woodlawn in Hammond where another vehicle was parked blocking the garage door. The Hammond PD arrived on scene and after getting no response from the residence or the garage, obtained a warrant to search aforementioned garage. The Cadillac Escalade was discovered stripped in the garage. Also found in the offender’s garage were two towing caddies, which allow vehicles with tow hitches to tow a vehicle. Police on scene surmised a caddie was used in the Cadillacs theft. All parts of the Cadillac were recovered except the engine. One arrest was made on scene and another is expected. Officers also are attempting to locate and recover the vehicle’s engine. Police investigation continues.

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The Hammond PD recovered the 2007 Cadillac Escalade and towed it for processing and investigation.

The LoJack® System was installed in the Cadillac Escalade in February 2011 by Grossinger Hyundai in Lincolnwood, Illinois.


Printed from the LoJack Recovery Story Library.

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