LoJack Helps Houston Police Recover Stolen Chevrolet Impala, 2 Other Vehicles — One Arrested
- February 10, 2013
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On January 30, 2013, the owner of a 2005 Chevrolet Impala contacted the Houston Police Department to report that their vehicle was stolen from their residential driveway in Houston, Texas during the previous night.
Houston Police verified the theft and entered the vehicle information into the state and federal crime computers, which automatically activated the LoJack transponder concealed in the Chevrolet Impala.
A short while later, officers from the Houston Police Department picked up the silent LoJack homing signals from the stolen Chevrolet Impala 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 a residential area, where they found the vehicle parked on the street in front of a residence.
An auto theft sergeant responded to the location and established surveillance. A short time later, a suspect exited the house and began looking around. The officer approached the suspect and questioned him about the Impala. The subject stated that he did not know anything about the Impala, he also did not know anything about the vehicle in his driveway, and he definitely did not know anything about the vehicle parked inside his garage. Officers checked all three vehicles, all of which had been reported stolen to the Houston Police Department. When officers again questioned the suspect, he became belligerent and began fighting with the officers. After the suspect was subdued, all of the vehicles were inventoried and stored. The total value of the vehicles recovered was $20,000.
The suspect was arrested on three counts of felony thefts and aggressive assault of peace officers.
The LoJack Vehicle Recovery System was installed in the Chevrolet Impala on June 24, 2005 at Knapp Chevrolet in Houston, Texas.