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LoJack System Helps the Houston Police Dept Recover a Stolen Caterpillar Bulldozer

  • December 30, 2018
  • Law Enforcement
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The owners of a 2014 Caterpillar bulldozer contacted the Houston Police Dept to report that their bulldozer had been stolen.  The owners left their bulldozer on a jobsite overnight and when they retuned found it missing.  The Houston Police Dept verified the theft and entered the vehicle information into the state and federal crime computers which automatically activated the LoJack® System concealed in the bulldozer.

A short while later officers from the Houston Police Dept picked up the silent LoJack signal from the stolen bulldozer 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 officers tracked the stolen bulldozer to the 5800 block of Southlea where they found it abandoned in a vacant field.  The bulldozer was recovered in good condition.

The LoJack® System was installed in the Caterpillar bulldozer in February of 2017.


Printed from the LoJack Recovery Story Library.

LoJack® unit activation is contingent upon the vehicle being located within LoJack’s coverage area that spans counties across 29 states throughout the U.S. and District of Columbia. You may find LoJack’s coverage areas at www.lojack.com/coverage or by calling 1-800-4-LoJack.

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