LoJack® System Helps Franklin County Sheriff’s Office Recover Stolen Mercedes Benz C240
- February 28, 2017
- Law Enforcement
The owners of a 2005 Mercedes Benz C240 contacted the Columbus Police Department to report that their keys and vehicle was stolen from a known suspect from their residence.
Columbus
Police verified the theft and entered the
vehicle information into the state and federal crime computers which
automatically activated the LoJack® System concealed
in the Mercedes.
A short while later deputies from Franklin County Sheriff’s Office picked up
the silent LoJack signal from the stolen Mercedes 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 deputies tracked the vehicle to residential area of the
far east end of Columbus.
The stolen Mercedes had no damage, was impounded, and later returned to the owner. Because of the quick recovery the suspects did not have enough time to strip it or use it to commit additional crimes.
The LoJack® System was installed in the Mercedes Benz C240 in December 2004 at Foreign Motors West Mercedes, Natick, Massachusetts.