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LoJack System Helps Oceanside Police Department Recover Stolen BMW 325 within Minutes of Activation One in Custody

  • June 27, 2019
  • Law Enforcement
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The owners of a BMW 325 contacted the Oceanside Police Department to report their vehicle stolen in the city of Oceanside. Oceanside 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 BMW.

Within 18 minutes, deputies from San Diego County Sheriff’s Department picked up the silent LoJack signal from the stolen BMW with the LoJack Police Tracking Computers (PTC) installed in patrol vehicles and aircraft.  Following the directional and audible cues from the PTC, the deputies tracked the vehicle to the 700th block of Barsby Street in the unincorporated city of Vista.  A felony traffic stop was performed and one suspect was taken into custody for vehicle theft and possession of stolen property. Oceanside Police Department responded to complete the recovery process, as the case also involved an assault.

The LoJack® System was installed in the BMW 325 in May 2003 at Steve Thomas BMW, Camarillo, California.


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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