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LoJack® System Helps Los Angeles Police Department Recover Stolen Mazda MZ3

  • May 12, 2016
  • recovery stories
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The victims of an armed “Car Jacking” reported the theft of their 2015 Mazda MZ3 to the Los Angeles Police Department Foothill Division.

The LAPD verified the theft and entered the vehicle information into the state and federal crime computers which automatically activated the LoJack® System concealed in the Mazda.

A short time later, patrol officers from the LAPD Mission division picked up the silent LoJack signal from the stolen Mazda with the LoJack Police Tracking Computers (PTC) that are installed in their patrol vehicles.  Following the directional and audible cues from the PTC, the officers tracked the Mazda to the area of Olive View Drive and Eisenhower. The officers requested additional units to respond to the location. The officers conducted a felony traffic stop and took five suspects into custody for “Car Jacking” related charges without incident.

The Mazda was impounded for safe keeping.

The LoJack® System was installed in the Mazda MZ in November 2015 at Galpin Mazda in Van Nuys, California.


Printed from the LoJack Recovery Story Library.

LoJack® unit activation is contingent upon the vehicle being located within LoJack’s coverage area that spans counties across 29 states throughout the U.S. and District of Columbia. You may find LoJack’s coverage areas at www.lojack.com/coverage or by calling 1-800-4-LoJack.

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