LoJack System Helps Chicago Police Recover Stolen Doosan Bobcat
- February 14, 2019
- Law Enforcement
The renters of a 2018 Doosan Bobcat contacted the Chicago police to report that the Bobcat was stolen from a construction site next to their church in the 6300 block of south Dorchester Avenue in Chicago’s Woodlawn neighborhood. The Bobcat had broadcast a GPS signal from the 4000 block of south Langley Avenue in Chicago when the battery was removed its GPS. Chicago police verified the theft and entered the vehicle information into the state and federal crime computers which automatically activated the LoJack® System concealed in the Doosan Bobcat.
Shortly after the stolen Bobcat was activated officers from Chicago’s Major Auto Theft Investigative unit (CMATI) picked up the silent LoJack signal from the stolen Bobcat with the Police Tracking Computers (PTC) that are installed in patrol vehicles and aircraft. Following the directional and audible cues from the PTC, officers tracked the vehicle to the 2200 block of south Blue Island Avenue in Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood. CMATI recovered the stolen bobcat in a parking lot where spaces can be rented by the month.
After the Bobcat was recovered CMATI’s inspection revealed the vehicle identification numbers and all identifying stickers had been removed. CMATI has a suspect and police investigation into this recovery continues. The victim was notified and came to the recovery location to re-claim their stolen piece of construction equipment
The LoJack® System was installed in the Doosan Bobcat in June 2018 at a commercial location.