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LoJack® System Helps Chicago Police Department Recover Stolen 2004 Toyota Camry

  • March 9, 2017
  • recovery stories
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The owner of a 2004 Toyota Camry contacted the Chicago Park Police Department to report that a new acquaintance had stolen his vehicle and wallet from the hotel on the 700 block of E 38th Ave in Chicago’s Fernwood neighborhood after he had fallen asleep.  The Chicago Park PD verified the theft and entered the vehicle information into the state and federal crime computers which automatically activated the LoJack® System concealed in the Toyota Camry.

Shortly after the Toyota was activated, the Chicago Police/Cook County helicopter equipped with LoJack’s Police Tracking Computers picked up the silent and directional signal being broadcast from the stolen Toyota Camry. Ground units equipped with LoJack Police Tracking Computers (PTC) directed to the area by the helicopter located the stolen Camry in the 300 block of E 119th Street in Chicago’s West Pullman neighborhood parked and unoccupied. The Camry was recovered by the Chicago PD and towed for processing. The wallet unfortunately wasn’t recovered.  Police investigation into this auto theft continues.

Due to LoJack the owner of this 2004 Toyota Camry had his vehicle recovered hours after he reported it stolen undamaged, before it could be stripped, cloned, re-tagged or used in a crime.

The LoJack® System was installed in the Toyota Camry in January 2006 at Rockingham Toyota Dodge and Nissan of Salem in New Hampshire.


Printed from the LoJack Recovery Story Library.

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