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LoJack® System Helps DeKalb County Police Department Air Unit Recover Stolen 2016 Jeep Patriot

  • March 30, 2017
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The owners of 2016 Jeep Patriot contacted the DeKalb County Police Department to report that their vehicle was stolen during the night while they were at home asleep.

The DeKalb County 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 Patriot.

A short while later the DeKalb County PD Air unit picked up the silent LoJack signal from the stolen Jeep with the LoJack Police Tracking Computers (PTC) that are installed in patrol vehicles and aircraft.

By following the directional and audible cues from the PTC the pilot tracked the Jeep to a restaurant parking lot.   With the assistance of officers on the ground four people that were in the stolen Jeep were arrested and charged for the theft of the Jeep and were taken to the city jail on charges.

The Jeep was towed to a local towing service until the owner could be notified of the recovery.

The LoJack® System was installed in Jeep Patriot in April 2016 at Thorton Road Chrysler Dodge Ram in Lithia Springs, Georgia.


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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