LoJack System Helps Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Recover Stolen Nissan Altima
- August 22, 2017
- recovery stories
The owners of a 2006 Nissan Altima contacted the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department to report their vehicle was stolen. The victim was contacted by a neighbor who witnessed two females taking the victims Nissan. The two females had knocked at the witness’ door and when the witness answered the door they asked if a random female lived at the location. The females left after the witness told them the female didn’t live there. A few minutes later the witness heard the victim’s dogs barking non-stop. The witness stepped out on his front porch and saw the same two females entering the victim’s Nissan and drive away. The witness got into his vehicle to follow the Nissan but the females apparently saw that they were being followed and sped away. The witness returned home and called the victim. The victim returned home and discovered that his house had been broken into and a laptop, two game consoles and several other items were taken. The keys to the Nissan were taken from a hook near the front door. The LASD Compton verified the theft and entered the vehicle information into the state and federal crime computers which automatically activated the LoJack® System concealed in the Nissan.
Only 12 minutes after the Nissan was entered as stolen, deputies from the LASD Century station picked up the silent LoJack signal from the stolen Nissan 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 deputies tracked the Nissan to a residential neighborhood in Compton. The deputies saw the Nissan being driven by a female with a female passenger. The deputies conducted a traffic stop and detained the two females. The deputies that took the initial stolen report responded with the victim to where the Nissan was stopped. The victim saw several of the items stolen from his residence inside the Nissan. The two game consoles and the laptop were not in the Nissan.
The deputies questioned the two females. They admitted to breaking into the victim’s residence and taken the listed property along with the victim’s Nissan. The females admitted to selling the laptop and two game consoles to a gaming store. The Nissan and personal property in the Nissan were released back to the victim. The females were arrested for burglary and auto theft. Investigators will follow-up with the gaming store.
The LoJack® System was installed in the Nissan Altima in January 2006 at Glendale Nissan in California.