LoJack® System Helps Law Enforcement Recover a Stolen 2008 Bentley Continental GTC
- May 2, 2016
- recovery stories
The owner of a 2008 Bentley Continental GTC 2-door convertible parked their car at their home one night. They left the car unlocked and the key in it because someone was going to pick it up to deliver it to its new owner. Apparently the owner believed that their property was secure enough since they had a fence around it, a gate that needed a code to open and had security cameras monitoring the property. When the owner attempted to go to work the next morning they discovered the Bentley missing. The owner examined the video system that was surveilling their property and discovered it was inoperable. The owner then contacted the West Palm Beach Police Department to report their Bentley stolen. The responding officer prepared a stolen vehicle report, theft affidavit and had the vehicle’s information entered into the state and federal crime information computers.
Immediately upon activation, while on routine patrol, a Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office deputy picked up the silent LoJack signal from the stolen Continental GTC on their on-board LoJack Police Tracking Computer (PTC). The deputy began tracking the stolen Bentley by following the directional and audible cues on the PTC screen. The deputy, along with their backup, observed the Bentley. The deputies performed a “Felony Stop” on the Bentley in the 1600 block of 39th Street, West Palm Beach. The deputies apprehended several of the occupants of the Bentley and detained them for a while. After further investigation, the driver of the Bentley was the only one arrested. The Bentley was recovered, released to the owner, who responded to the scene, and removed from state and federal crime information computer systems.
The LoJack® System was installed in the 2008 Bentley Continental GTC in April 2008 at Braman Motor Cars at West Palm Beach, Florida.