LoJack® System Helps Arizona Vehicle Theft Task Force Recover Stolen Chevrolet Tahoe
- January 12, 2016
- recovery stories
The owners of a 2005 Chevrolet Tahoe contacted the Peoria Police Department to report that their vehicle had been stolen with the keys from their residence. The Chevrolet was left running to warm up and when the owner came back outside the vehicle was gone.
The Peoria 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 Chevrolet.
Eight minutes later auto theft detectives from the Arizona Vehicle Theft Task Force picked up the silent LoJack signal from the stolen Chevrolet 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 tracked the stolen Chevy Tahoe to an apartment complex near 43rd Avenue and McDowell Road in Phoenix.
The auto theft detectives found the Chevy unoccupied in the parking lot of the apartment complex and conducted surveillance. Later, two suspects entered the stolen Chevy and departed the parking lot. Task force detectives conducted a high risk stop on the stolen Chevy Tahoe. Both suspects were detained without incident. The two suspects were arrested and booked for the theft of this Chevy. The Chevy Tahoe was recovered in good condition and returned to the owners.
The LoJack® System was installed in the Chevrolet Tahoe in January 2005 at Lou Grubb Chevrolet Arrowhead in Peoria, Arizona.