LoJack Aids Phliadelphia Police in Recovering Stolen Nissan Murano, Arrest of 2 Suspects
- August 30, 2012
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On August 1, 2012, the owner of a 2006 Nissan Murano left his vehicle at a repair shop located in the 1600 Block of Hunting Park Avenue in Philadelphia. An unknown male entered the vehicle and drove off with it, using the key that was left in the ignition. The vehicle owner called 911 and Philadelphia Police Radio dispatched an officer to investigate the incident. After verifying the theft, Philadelphia Police entered the Nissan’s information into the state and federal crime computers, which automatically activated the LoJack transponder concealed in the vehicle.
A short while later, officers from the Philadelphia Police’s 14th District picked up the silent LoJack homing signals from the stolen Nissan on the Police Tracking Computers installed in their patrol vehicles. Following the directional and audible cues from the LoJack computers, the officers tracked the vehicle to the area of Germantown and Collum Streets. The officers observed the vehicle traveling southbound of Germantown Avenue, occupied by a male and a female. When they determined it was safe to do so, they signaled the driver to pull to the curb. The driver complied, and both occupants were placed under arrest without incident. The occupants were transported to the Philadelphia Police’s Northwest Detective Division to be processed and formally charged with theft-related violations. The undamaged vehicle was returned to the grateful owner.
The LoJack Vehicle Recovery System was installed in the Nissan Murano in March of 2006 at Cox Nissan in Bronx, New York.