LoJack System Helps Oakland Police Department Recover Stolen 2012 Chevrolet Camaro SS
- March 30, 2017
- recovery stories
The owner of a 2012 Chevrolet Camaro SS contacted the Alameda Police Department to report that their vehicle had been stolen. The victim advised the Camaro was taken from in front of their residence in the 1300 block of Hansen Avenue.
The Alameda 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 Chevrolet Camaro.
A short time later, officers from the Oakland Police Department picked up the silent LoJack signal from the stolen Chevrolet Camaro with the LoJack Police Tracking Computers (PTC) which are installed in patrol vehicles and aircraft. Following the directional and audible cues from the PTC the officers tracked the stolen Camaro to the area of the 5200 block of Boyd Avenue where they found the vehicle unoccupied.
The Camaro was recovered and released to the owner at the scene.
These high performance, late model Camaro SS vehicles have become a frequent target of thieves in the San Francisco Bay Area and they are often recovered after having been stripped of their engine/transmission, wheels/tires and interiors. Fortunately this Camaro was quickly located after the theft by means of the LoJack® System before the thieves could return to strip it.
The LoJack® System was installed in the Chevrolet Camaro in April 2012 at Auto Nation Chevrolet Pembroke Pines in Florida.