LoJack System Helps Arizona Vehicle Theft Task Force Recover Stolen Chevrolet Tahoe
- September 5, 2018
- Law Enforcement
The owners of a Chevrolet Tahoe contacted the Phoenix Police Department to report that their vehicle had been stolen from their residence where it had been parked for two weeks due to an electrical problem.
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 while later, deputies from the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Department picked up the silent LoJack signal from the stolen Chevrolet 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 deputies tracked the vehicle to a rural area near Narramore Road and Tuthill Road in Rainbow Valley, approximately twenty five miles from where it was stolen from.
The deputies tracked the LoJack signal to the back yard of a residence and requested that the Arizona Vehicle Theft Task Force detectives respond to the area. The task force detectives with PTCs confirmed that the signal was coming from the backyard of the residence and set up surveillance while a search warrant was obtained. Detectives later executed the search warrant and recovered the stolen Chevy Tahoe. The Tahoe was being VIN switched to conceal the true identity. Detectives also recovered a stolen Kubota RTV, a stolen flatbed trailer and a stolen box trailer. The suspect was booked on several felony charges related to the vehicle thefts and operating a chop shop. The suspect had previously served time in prison and also had felony warrants for his arrest out of the Arizona Department of Corrections.
This is the second time this Chevy Tahoe has been reported stolen, tracked, and recovered by the use of the LoJack® System.
The LoJack® System was installed in the Chevrolet Tahoe in July 1999 by Direct Sales.