Florida Highway Patrol Recovers Stolen Acura Integra Assisted by the LoJack® System
- June 12, 2013
- recovery stories
When this Acura Integra was stolen in Florida, the thieves thought they were pretty smart when they not only changed the vehicle identification number (VIN) and license plate on the stolen car, but created false paperwork to match. These methods might fool the naked eye, but not the LoJack® system- the homing signal is sent to local law enforcement so the vehicle can be retrieved no matter what external changes are made to the car, truck, van or motorcycle they are trying to steal.
On May 2nd, 2013, the Acura’s owner contacted the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office to report that their vehicle was stolen from the parking lot of their apartment complex in Apollo Beach, FL. Sheriffs verified the theft and entered the vehicle information into the state and federal crime computers. The LoJack unit concealed in the Integra, which was installed at Crown Acura in Clearwater, FL, was then automatically activated.
A short while later, troopers from Florida Highway Patrol in Polk County picked up the homing signals from the stolen car on the LoJack tracking computers installed in their patrol vehicles. The Troopers tracked the vehicle traveling southbound just off Interstate 4 in Plant City, FL. The Acura was stopped and the two occupants were detained. The VIN and license plates had been changed, and the suspects had a forged registration with the changed information. The arresting trooper later stated that if not for the LoJack signals sent from the Integra, they would have let the suspects go. The Acura was soon returned to its very happy owner.
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