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LoJack System Helps Phoenix Police Department Recover Stolen Ford F650 Dump Truck within Minutes of Activation

  • April 19, 2019
  • Law Enforcement
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The owners of a landscape company contacted the Phoenix Police Department to report that their 2007 Ford F650 dump truck was stolen sometime overnight from the secured job site near I-10 and 59th Avenue. The Phoenix 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.

Three minutes later officers from the Tolleson Police Department, and the Phoenix Police Department picked up the silent LoJack signal from the stolen Ford 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 Phoenix Police Department officers tracked the vehicle to the area of 43rd Avenue and Thomas Road. 

The Phoenix Police Department officers located the stolen Ford dump truck unoccupied in the parking lot of an apartment complex.  No suspects were observed near the vehicle or in the area.   The stolen Ford was recovered and processed for evidence.  The vehicle was returned to the landscape company in good condition.   

The LoJack® System was installed in the Ford F650 in April 2008 by Commercial Sales.


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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