LoJack System Helps King County Sheriff’s Office Recover a Stolen Mazda CX5
- August 3, 2017
- recovery stories
This Mazda CX5 was stolen during the night from the owner’s residence located in the 2500 block of 118th Avenue SE in Bellevue. A burglar entered the residence through an unlocked garage and located the keys to the Mazda. The Mazda was parked in the apartment complex parking lot. When the burglary and theft were discovered it was reported to the Bellevue Police Department who verified the report and entered the vehicle information into the state and federal crime computers which automatically activated the LoJack® System concealed in the Mazda.
That same afternoon, a King County Sheriff’s Office deputy assigned to Newcastle Police Department picked up the silent LoJack signal from the stolen Mazda. Following directional and audible cues from the Police Tracking Computer (PTC) installed in the patrol car, she located the Mazda at another apartment complex in the 7300 block of Coal Creek Parkway. The Mazda was occupied and backed into a stall. When the suspect saw the patrol car, he fled the area. Attempts to stop the Mazda were terminated due to the reckless nature of his driving. A couple of hours later the Mazda was located again in Maple Valley. A foot pursuit on a bike/pedestrian trail resulted in the arrest of the suspect after a K9 was deployed when he resisted arrest.
The suspect was booked into jail on multiple felony charges associated with the stolen Mazda, eluding police, felony assault and felony drug charges.
The LoJack® System was installed in the Mazda CX5 in September 2016 at Galpin Mazda in Van Nuys, California.