LoJack® System Helps Dallas Police Department Recover a Stolen Ford Windstar
- February 23, 2016
- recovery stories
The owner of a Ford Windstar van contacted the Dallas Police Department to report that his vehicle was stolen. The owner while walking towards his Ford after leaving a bar was approached by a suspect, who pointed a knife at him and demanded the keys to his vehicle. The owner complied and the suspect drove off in his Ford.
The Dallas PD verified the carjacking and entered the vehicle information into the state and federal crime computers which automatically activated the LoJack® System concealed in the Ford.
Seven minutes 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 the 6900 block of Sara Lee, where they found it abandoned on the street. Officers are questioning witnesses at the bar to see if anyone knew the suspect. This is an ongoing investigation. The Ford was recovered in good condition.
The LoJack® System was installed in the Ford Windstar in December 2000 at Ken Nichols Ford in Ft Worth, Texas.