LoJack System Helps Albuquerque Police Department and New Mexico State Police Recover a Stolen Chevrolet Tahoe
- August 31, 2017
- recovery stories
The owner of a 2003 Chevrolet Tahoe called the Albuquerque Police Department to report the vehicle was stolen. The owner advised the Tahoe was stolen from a hotel parking lot. The Albuquerque 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 Tahoe.
Within 20 minutes after the activation, the Albuquerque PD Auto Theft Detectives picked up the silent LoJack signal from the stolen Tahoe with the LoJack Police Tracking Computers (PTC) that are installed in their undercover, patrol vehicles and aircraft. The Auto Theft Detectives began tracking the Tahoe but lost the signal.
Officers with the New Mexico State Police, also equipped with PTC’s, picked up the LoJack signal to the Tahoe in the north part of Albuquerque near I-25 and Alameda. Officers tracked the Tahoe and initiated a felony traffic stop subsequently taking the driver into custody. The officer conducted follow-up investigation and identified the driver as being the original offender of the theft.
The owner was notified of the recovery and responded to the scene. The Tahoe had damaged door locks and ignition but was in good shape. The Tahoe’s issued license plate was removed, often times done to conceal the stolen status from law enforcement, but was located inside of the Tahoe.
This was the second time this year that the Tahoe was reported stolen, tracked and recovered by law enforcement using LoJack.
The LoJack® System was installed in the Chevrolet Tahoe in December 2005 at Allen Gwynn Chevrolet in Glendale, California.