LoJack® System in Stolen 2016 Ford F-150 assists Everett PD and Task Force with Recovery and Arrests
- June 19, 2019
- Law Enforcement
The owner of a 2019 Keystone Bullet travel trailer left it with an
RV dealership for maintenance. Thieves
prowled the trailer sometime during the night while it was parked on the
lot. During the prowl, the thieves
discovered keys to a 2016 Ford F-150.
Paperwork inside the trailer provided an address for the Ford F-150 and
the thieves took full advantage of the information. The Ford F-150 was then stolen from the
owner’s driveway and ultimately used to steal the 2019 Keystone travel trailer
back at the dealership. When the owner discovered the theft of the Ford F-150,
he immediately called the Everett Police Department. Everett Police Department verified the theft
and entered the vehicle information into the state and national databases,
which automatically
activated the LoJack® System concealed in the Ford
F-150.
Within seconds of the activation, a detective with the SNOCAT Auto
Theft Task Force received an e-mail alert regarding the LoJack activation. He deployed his portable Police Tracking
Computer (PTC-T) which are assigned to area task force detectives. He immediately received a LoJack® hit and
verified the hit was coming from the stolen Ford F-150. Utilizing the audible and visual signals of
the LoJack® PTC-T, the detective was able to track the stolen truck, which was
actively being driven by the suspect. The
stolen Ford F-150 and trailer were located occupied in the area of 59th
Drive NE and 100th Street NE, Marysville. Detectives took two suspects into custody. They were booked into the Snohomish County
Jail for Theft of a Motor Vehicle 1st Degree and Theft 1st
Degree.
The owner of the Ford F-150 and Keystone trailer received both vehicles back within just a few hours of the initial theft and before they could be sold, destroyed or hidden amongst the vast undeveloped properties in Snohomish County.
Marysville Ford, Marysville, Washington, installed the LoJack® System in May of 2016.