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LoJack System Helps Lauderhill Police Department Recover a Stolen 2010 Mercedes Benz E550

  • August 31, 2017
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The owner of a 2010 Mercedes Benz E550 contacted the Broward County Sheriff’s Office to report their vehicle stolen. They advised the responding deputy that they had just dropped their Mercedes off at a repair shop in the city. The 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 Mercedes Benz.

Within minutes of activation while on routine patrol, a Florida Highway Patrol trooper picked up the silent LoJack signal from the stolen E550 on their on-board LoJack Police Tracking Computer (PTC), that are installed in law enforcement patrol vehicles and aircraft. The trooper began tracking the stolen Mercedes by following the directional and audible cues on their PTC’s screen. A Plantation Police Department officer picked up the signal and was tracking the vehicle as well. The officers, along with their backup, located the 4-door sedan abandoned in the 1400 block of NW 51st Avenue, Lauderhill. The Lauderhill Police Department responded to the scene to continue the investigation. The Mercedes 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 2010 Mercedes Benz E550 in October 2009 at Mercedes Benz of Sarasota in Florida.


Printed from the LoJack Recovery Story Library.

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