LoJack System Helps Maricopa County Sheriff’s Department Recover Stolen Chevrolet Tahoe
- July 19, 2019
- Law Enforcement
The
owners of a 2007 Chevrolet Tahoe contacted the Phoenix Police Department to report their vehicle stolen from
the driveway of their residence. The
owners were out of town and had a relative house sitting, who advised that the
vehicle was missing. The Phoenix 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 Chevrolet.
A short time later, deputies from Maricopa County Sheriff’s Department and
officers from several other law enforcement agencies picked up the silent
LoJack signal from the stolen Chevrolet with the LoJack Police Tracking
Computers (PTC) installed in patrol vehicles and aircraft. Following the directional and audible cues
from the PTC, the Maricopa County Sheriff’s deputies tracked the vehicle
to the area of Dysart Road and Glendale Avenue in the far west
valley.
The
Maricopa County Sheriff’s Department deputies located the stolen Chevy Tahoe
unoccupied in the parking lot of an apartment complex. The license plate had been removed and was
still missing. The deputies recovered
the stolen Chevy in good condition. The
vehicle was believed to have been used during the drive by shooting of a drug
house. The vehicle was towed to the
Maricopa County Sheriff’s Department evidence yard where it was impounded for
processing of evidence.
The LoJack® System was installed in the Chevrolet Tahoe in January 2006, at Vandergriff
Chevrolet-Geo, Arlington, Texas.