LoJack® System Helps the Dallas Police Department Recover a Stolen Ford F250
- July 24, 2015
- recovery stories
The owner of a 2005 Ford F250 pickup contacted the Dallas Police Department to report that his vehicle was stolen. The owner had parked his Ford at a construction site and left the keys in the ignition. While he was walking back to his Ford, he observed a suspect driving off with it.
The Dallas 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 Ford.
Later, officers from the Dallas PD picked up the silent LoJack signal from the stolen Ford with the LoJack Police Tracking Computers (PTC) that are installed in patrol vehicles. Following the directional and audible cues from the PTC, the officers tracked the stolen Ford to a house and found it parked in the driveway. The homeowner told officers that the suspect, who parked the stolen Ford in her driveway, was hiding in the back bedroom. Officers found the suspect in the back bedroom and he showed officers where he hid the keys. He was arrested. The Ford was recovered in good condition.
The LoJack® System was installed in the Ford F250 in October 2011 by Texas Direct Sales.