On May 14, 2012, Hertz Rentals was advised that suspects stole a 2007 Lincoln Welder and the Ford pickup that was towing it from a rental customer in the City of Fairfield. The company reported the theft to the Fairfield Police Department. Fairfield Police verified the theft and had the welder’s information entered into the

On May 7, 2012, California Highway Patrol “Air 71” flight officers picked up a silent LoJack homing signal on the LoJack Police Tracking Computer (PTC) installed in their aircraft. After calling in the Reply Code appearing on the PTC display to the nationwide law enforcement crime database, they were informed that they were tracking a

After the owners reported their vehicle stolen to law enforcement, the vehicle information was entered into the state and nationwide stolen vehicle system (SVS/NCIC) computer. This routine police action automatically activated the LoJack transponder concealed in the vehicle, prompting it to begin emitting a silent homing signal. Neither the owners nor law enforcement had to

On April 24, 2012, the owners of a 2008 Ingersoll Rand Special Cart contacted the Indio Police Department to report that their equipment had been stolen more than a year earlier. Two other LoJack-equipped pieces of construction equipment were reported to the Indio Police at the same time. After filing a theft report, the police

On the morning of May 4, 2012, the owner of a 2007 CAT 420E Backhoe contacted the Stockton Police Department to report the equipment stolen from a job site in the city of Stockton. Stockton officers completed a theft report and had the backhoe’s information entered into the California and federal crime computer systems. This

On April 28, 2012, California Highway Patrol “Air 71” flight officers began to pick up the silent LoJack homing signal from a 2003 Lincoln LS reported stolen during a carjacking to the Simi Valley Police Department just over an hour earlier. Following the directional and signal strength cues from the LoJack Police Tracking Computer installed

On April 28, 2012, California Highway Patrol “Air 71” flight officers began to pick up the silent LoJack homing signal from a 2003 Lincoln LS reported stolen during a carjacking to the Simi Valley Police Department just over an hour earlier. Following the directional and signal strength cues from the LoJack Police Tracking Computer installed

On April 30, 2012, California Highway Patrol officers assigned to the Santa Barbara Station picked up the silent LoJack homing signal a 2011 John Deere Skid Steer that was reported stolen to the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department minutes earlier. Following the directional and signal strength cues on the LoJack Police Tracking Computers installed in

On April 25, 2012, the owner of a 2004 Porsche Cayenne discovered that his vehicle was stolen from where he had parked it in Alameda. The owner called the Alameda County Sheriff’s Department. The responding deputy completed a stolen vehicle report and had the Porsche’s information entered into the state and federal crime computers. This

On April 22, 2012, California Highway Patrol officers assigned to the Moorpark Station picked up a silent LoJack signal on their patrol car’s LoJack Police Tracking Computer (PTC). After querying the “Reply Code” on the PTC against the police stolen vehicle database, they were informed that the signal was emanating from a 2008 Toyota Corolla