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LoJack® System Helps Tucson Police Department Recover Stolen Ford F-250 Pickup

  • March 6, 2017
  • Law Enforcement
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The owners of a 2005 Ford F-250 pickup contacted the Tucson Police Department to report that their vehicle was stolen without the keys from a church parking lot in the downtown area. 

The Tucson Police Department verified the theft 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 Tucson Police Department picked up the silent LoJack signal from the stolen Ford 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 officers tracked the vehicle to Mission Road, where the vehicle was seen travelling southbound. 

The Tucson police officer followed the occupied vehicle, while waiting for additional police officers and the air unit to arrive.  The stolen Ford was later stopped at the intersection of La Cholla Boulevard and San Marcos Boulevard.  The driver bailed from the vehicle and fled on foot.  Tucson Police K-9 apprehended the suspect.  The suspect was arrested and booked for the vehicle theft.  The vehicle was recovered and processed for evidence.  The Ford F-250 was later returned to the owners in good condition.    

The LoJack® System was installed in the Ford F-250 in October 2011, by Arizona Direct Sales.


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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