LoJack System Helps Miami-Dade Police Department Recover a Stolen 2002 Ford F250

The owner of a 2002 Ford F250 parked their truck in front of their home. The next morning when they awoke and attempted to use their Ford they discovered it missing. They contacted the Broward County Sheriff’s Office to report their vehicle stolen. The responding deputy prepared a stolen vehicle report, theft affidavit and had the vehicle’s information entered into the state and federal crime information computers which automatically activates the LoJack® System concealed in the Ford.

Immediately upon activation, while on routine patrol, a North Miami Police Department officer picked up the silent LoJack signal from the stolen F250 on their on-board LoJack Police Tracking Computer (PTC) that are installed in law enforcement patrol vehicles, helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft. Simultaneously officers from the Miami Shores Police Department and Miami Beach Police Department were tracking the Ford as well. The officers began tracking the stolen Ford by following the directional and audible cues on their PTC’s screen. The officer located the pickup truck abandoned in the 900 block of NW 99^th Street. The Miami-Dade Police Department responded to continue the investigation as the Ford was located in their jurisdiction. The truck was recovered, removed from state and federal crime information computer systems by the entering agency and towed to the police impound yard for safekeeping.

The LoJack^® System was installed in the 2002 Ford F250 in January 2002 at A Alarm Auto Alarms in Miami, Florida.

• F-250
• Florida
• Ford