LoJack System Helps Arizona Vehicle Theft Task Force Recover Stolen Ford Explorer
- August 22, 2017
- recovery stories
The owners of a 2002 Ford Explorer contacted the Phoenix Police Department to report that their vehicle was stolen with the keys from the driveway of their residence. There was also a trailer and tools stolen with the Ford.
The Phoenix 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 Ford.
Six minutes later, detectives from the Arizona Vehicle Theft Task Force picked up the silent LoJack signal from the stolen Ford with the LoJack Police Tracking Computers (PTC) that are installed in patrol vehicles and aircraft. Following the directional and audible cues from the PTC, the detectives tracked the Ford to a neighborhood near 95th Avenue and McDowell Road.
Detectives located the stolen Ford with the trailer still attached, unoccupied and parked on a side street in the neighborhood. The auto theft detectives conducted surveillance on the stolen Ford. A short time later a suspect was observed driving the stolen Ford and was detained without incident. The suspect did not know the vehicles were stolen and advised that an associate provided him the keys to move the Ford and trailer to another location. The Ford Explorer and the trailer were recovered in good condition and processed for evidence. Approximately $3,000 worth of tools and equipment were missing from the trailer. The Ford and trailer were later returned to the owners. The auto theft detectives are conducting follow up investigation and charges are pending.
The LoJack® System was installed in the Ford Explorer in January 2006 at Peoria Nissan in Arizona.