LoJack System Helps Baltimore City Police Department Recover Stolen Mercedes Benz
- July 9, 2019
- Law Enforcement
The owner of a 2009
Mercedes Benz 350 contacted the Baltimore City
Police Department to report their vehicle stolen from
the area of 3600 Oakmont Avenue in Baltimore City, Maryland. Baltimore
City Police Radio dispatched an officer from the 06th
District to investigate the incident. The officer quickly arrived on location, interviewed
the complainant and surveyed the area for the subject vehicle. Investigation by
the officer on scene found the vehicle stolen after left unattended with the
keys in the ignition. 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 2009 Mercedes Benz 350.
A short while later, officers from Baltimore City Police Department picked up the silent LoJack signal from the stolen 2009
Mercedes Benz 350 with the LoJack Police Tracking
Computers (PTC) installed in patrol vehicles and aircraft. Following the
directional and audible cues from the PTC, the officers tracked the vehicle to 5900
Kavon Avenue in the Belair Edison area of Baltimore City, Maryland. At this
location, officers observed the vehicle parked and unoccupied. Police recovered
the undamaged vehicle and notified the owner.
Approximate value of vehicle: $7,850.00
The LoJack® System was installed in the 2009 Mercedes Benz 350 in November 2008 at Mercedes Benz of Tysons in Vienna, Virginia.