LoJack® System Helps Albuquerque Police Department Recover a Stolen Ford Transport Minutes after Activation One in Custody
- April 4, 2019
- Law Enforcement
The owner of a 2018 Ford Transport van contacted the Albuquerque Police Department to report their vehicle was stolen. The owner, a commercial business, advised they rented the van to a customer who has refused to return the vehicle. The Albuquerque Police Department verified the theft and entered the vehicle information into the state and federal crime computers which automatically activated the LoJack® System concealed in the Ford Transport.
Approximately seven minutes after the activation, officers with the Albuquerque PD picked up the silent LoJack signal from the stolen Ford with the LoJack Police Tracking Computers (PTC) that are installed in their patrol vehicles and aircraft. Following the directional and audible cues from the PTC, the officers tracked the LoJack signal to the area of Zuni and Morningside.
Officers tracked and located the stolen Ford parked in a residential neighborhood along the curb. While officers were conducting their recovery investigation they were contacted by a concerned citizen whom advised the named offender currently lives in the neighborhood and pointed out which house. This residence was not the address the offender used on his rental contract. Officers made contact at the residence and the offender answered the door and stepped outside. During his interview he claimed he just recently renewed the rental agreement however this was not the case. The offender was also found to have active warrants and he was subsequently arrested. The offender was booked into the Metropolitan Detention Center and the van was returned to the business.
The LoJack® System was installed in the Ford Transport in July 2018 via Commercial Sales.