LoJack® System Helps New Mexico State Police and Los Lunas Police Department Recover a Stolen Honda Civic
- March 20, 2017
- recovery stories
The owner of this Honda Civic purchased the LoJack Early Warning System for her vehicle and received notification the Honda was in motion. The owner went outside and discovered her Honda had just been stolen. The owner called the Albuquerque Police Department to report her Honda was stolen from her residence. The Albuquerque 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 Honda.
Shortly after the activation, officers with the New Mexico State Police and Los Lunas Police Department picked up the silent LoJack signal from the stolen Honda with the LoJack Police Tracking Computers (PTC) that are installed in their patrol vehicles. Following the audible and directional cues from the PTC, the Honda was tracked to a shopping center parking lot in the area of NM 6 and Interstate 25.
Officers located the Honda parked in a handicap parking stall and it was unoccupied. The officers set up surveillance of the Honda in the event the offender would return to the vehicle. The offender did not return to the Honda at which time it was recovered and processed for evidence at the scene. The Honda was in great condition with the exception of slight damage to the ignition. The Honda was towed from the scene for safekeeping to be reunited with the owner at a later date.
The LoJack® System was installed in the Honda Civic in December 2016 at Honda of El Cerrito in California.