LoJack System Helps Laurel Police Department Recover Stolen Hyundai Sonata
- May 9, 2019
- Law Enforcement
The owner of a 2014
Hyundai Sonata contacted the Laurel Police Department to report their vehicle stolen from their
home in Laurel, Maryland. Laurel Police Radio
dispatched an officer to investigate the incident. The officer quickly arrived
on location, interviewed the complainant and surveyed the area for the subject
vehicle. When the officer was unable to locate the vehicle, a stolen vehicle
report was prepared. The officer then arranged for the stolen vehicle
information to be entered into the state and federal crime computers,
which automatically activated the LoJack® System
concealed in the 2014 Hyundai Sonata.
A short while later, detectives from the Washington Area Vehicle
Enforcement Unit picked up the silent LoJack signal
from the stolen 2014 Hyundai Sonata 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 detectives
tracked the vehicle to 3500 East West Highway, a shopping mall in the Hyattsville
area of Prince George’s County, Maryland. At this location, detectives observed
the vehicle parked and unoccupied. Detectives began surveillance on the stolen
Hyundai from a distance. Parked next to the stolen Hyundai was another stolen
vehicle from Laurel, a 2013 Subaru Outback that was not LoJack equipped. After
a short while, three subjects exited the mall, entered the two stolen vehicles,
and attempted to depart the location. Detectives performed felony stops on both
vehicles, arrested all three subjects, and recovered both vehicles.
Approximate value of vehicle: $10,025.00
Collateral Value of vehicle $9,650.00
The LoJack® System was installed in the 2014 Hyundai Sonata in October 2015 at Enterprise 16U in New Carrolton, Maryland