LoJack System Helps Orange County Sheriff’s Office Recover a Stolen 2016 Jeep Wrangler
- May 26, 2017
- recovery stories
The owner of a 2016 Jeep Wrangler parked their vehicle in front of their place of employment leaving the keys in the ignition, the engine running and walked inside to the office. Approximately 10 minutes later, the owner walked outside and discovered their Jeep missing. They contacted the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office to report their Jeep 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 Jeep.
Later that evening, while on routine patrol, an Orange County Sheriff’s Office deputy picked up the silent LoJack signal from the stolen Wrangler on their on-board LoJack Police Tracking Computer (PTC) that are installed in law enforcement patrol vehicles, helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft. The deputy began tracking the stolen Jeep by following the directional and audible cues on their PTC’s screen. The deputy, along with their backup, located the Jeep in a parking lot in the 3600 block of Orange Blossom Trail, Orlando. The Jeep 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 2016 Jeep Wrangler in May 2016 at Dadeland Dodge in Miami, Florida.