LoJack® System Helps Ohio State Highway Patrol Recover Stolen 2008 Ford F150
- February 5, 2015
- recovery stories
The owners of a 2008 Ford F150 truck contacted the Columbus Police Department to report that their vehicle was stolen overnight from the driveway.
The Columbus PD verified the theft and entered the vehicle information into the state and federal crime computers which automatically activated the LoJack® System concealed in the Ford.
A short while later pilots from the Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP) Aviation Unit picked up the silent LoJack signal from the stolen Ford 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 pilots were able to determine an approximate area the Ford was at and relayed that information to ground units equipped with LoJack PTC’s. Investigators with the OSHP Vehicle Theft Unit located the stolen Ford parked in a remote business area of Columbus. It appeared that the suspects parked the stolen Ford to let it “cool off.”
Surveillance was established on the stolen Ford and after some time it was impounded and later returned to the owner. Because of the quick recovery the suspects did not have enough time to strip it or use it to commit additional crimes. The only damage was to a window and the ignition. This matter is to be further investigated by the OSHP Vehicle Theft Unit.
The LoJack® System was installed in the Ford F150 in July 2008 at Jones Ford in North Charleston, South Carolina.