LoJack System Helps the Austin Police Dept Recover a Stolen Volkswagen Tiguan
- February 15, 2019
- Law Enforcement
The
owner of a 2011 Volkswagen Tiguan contacted the Austin Police Dept to report
that his vehicle had been stolen. The
owner parked his vehicle in his apartment parking lot and when he returned to
it found it missing. The Austin 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 Volkswagen.
A short while later officers from the Austin Police Dept picked up the silent
LoJack signal from the stolen Volkswagen 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 Volkswagen to a hotel off of
Interstate 35, where they found it parked in the back parking lot. The Volkswagen was recovered in good
condition.
The LoJack® System was installed in the Volkswagen Tiguan in December 2018 at Truck
City Ford in Austin, TX.