LoJack System Helps Arizona Vehicle Theft Task Force Recover Stolen Nissan Xterra within Minutes of Activation
- May 13, 2019
- Law Enforcement
The
owner of a 2006 Nissan Xterra contacted the Tempe Police Department to report
their vehicle stolen from a parking lot where she had left it parked. The keys may have been left in the
vehicle. The Tempe 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 Nissan.
Thirty minutes later troopers from the Arizona Highway Patrol and detectives
from the Arizona Vehicle Theft Task Force picked up the silent LoJack signal
from the stolen Nissan 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 troopers
and detectives tracked the vehicle to the area of Interstate 10 and
Broadway Road.
The
Arizona Highway Patrol trooper located the stolen Nissan unoccupied at a
convenience store at Broadway Road and Priest Drive. The Arizona Vehicle Theft Task Force
detectives conducted surveillance on the stolen Nissan with negative results. The vehicle was later recovered in good
condition by the auto theft detectives and was released to the owner at the
scene.
The LoJack® System was installed in the Nissan Xterra in May 2006, at ABC
Nissan, Phoenix, Arizona.