LoJack System Helps Riverside County Sheriff’s Department and Regional Auto Theft Interdiction Detail Recover Stolen Chevrolet Silverado and Ten other Stolen Vehicles at a Chop Shop
- April 24, 2019
- Law Enforcement
The
owners of a Chevrolet Silverado contacted the Riverside County Sheriff’s
Department to report that their
vehicle had been stolen in the city of Menifee. Riverside County
Sheriff’s 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 Chevrolet.
Within three minutes, deputies from Riverside County Sheriff’s Department picked up the
silent LoJack signal from the stolen Chevrolet Silverado 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 deputies tracked the vehicle to the rear of
a residence located in the 2500 block of Marie Street in an unincorporated area
of Perris. As the deputies arrived a male fled on a stolen dirt bike and was
later detained and arrested. Several vehicles were observed in the rear of the
property including the stolen 2002 Chevrolet Silverado. The Riverside Regional Auto Theft
Interdiction Task Force was contacted to assist in the investigation. Further investigation revealed there were a
total of ten stolen vehicles in the property not including the stolen dirt
bike. Some of the vehicles had parts
removed including tires. The
investigation is ongoing; two suspects were taken into custody for vehicle
theft, possession of stolen property and operating a Chop Chop. Vehicles recovered
were reported stolen with Riverside County Sheriff’s, Riverside Police Department,
and from Las Vegas.
Stolen vehicles recovered:
2002 Chevrolet Silverado, 1997 Honda CRV, 1998 Honda Civic, 1994 Honda Civic, 1992 Acura Integra, 1998 Honda Civic, 200 Chevrolet Tahoe, 1992 Toyota Truck, 1994 Acura Integra, 2011 Mercedes Benz GLK 350 Approximately recovery value: $27,000.00.
The LoJack® System was installed in the Chevrolet Silverado in November 2001 at Maurice J. Sopp-Son Chevrolet, Bellflower, California.