LoJack System Helps the Horry County Police Department Recover Stolen Doosan Bobcat Track Loader with an Arrest
- March 12, 2019
- Law Enforcement
The
owners of a 2016 Doosan Bobcat T650 contacted the Horry County Police
Department, Conway, SC to report that the equipment had been stolen from a job
site during the night. The Horry County Police Department verified the theft
and entered the equipment information
into the state and federal crime computers which automatically activated the LoJack® System concealed in the Doosan.
After the equipment was entered into the crime computer Officers from the Horry
County Police Department picked up the silent LoJack signal from the stolen track
loader 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 vehicle
to a residence and located the Doosan on a trailer and attached to a truck. The Officers observed that the Doosan had
been freshly painted and the PIN plate had been removed and was lying in the
bed of the truck. The Officers spoke
with the owner of the truck and he stated he recently purchased the track
loader in North Carolina. He then
refused any further questioning. After
finding the subject’s statements to be inconsistent and evasive, the Officers
placed him under arrest for Possession of Stolen Property. The trailer that the track loader was on was
also believed to be stolen as it did not have a vehicle identification number
(VIN) plate. The Doosan track loader and
the trailer were seized. The Doosan track
loader was returned to the owner and placed back into service.
LoJack® System was installed in the Doosan Bobcat Skidsteer in February 2016 through Direct Sales Commercial Customer.