The thieves who stole the 2012 Caterpillar asphalt roller from a construction site thought they were being very thorough when they moved it to the middle of a dense wooded area, covered it with a tarp and put branches on top. They weren’t counting on the LoJack® system, which was hidden on the machine and

Workers at a construction site in Coral Springs, Florida returned to the job after a weekend off and realize they were missing a 2009 Caterpillar 958H front-end loader. Company management did a smart thing when they had the LoJack® system installed at the time of purchase, because local police using LoJack were able to track

Protecting construction vehicles is of utmost importance to their owners. When machines are stolen from worksites, there can be several people unable to perform their jobs. The equipment is also extremely costly. That is why so many business owners, like the one in this case, choose to protect their machines with the LoJack® system. On

On April 2nd, 2013 the owners of a 2010 Caterpillar skid steer loader contacted the North Charleston, North Carolina Police Department to report that their commercial vehicle was stolen from their business location. The North Charleston PD verified the theft and entered the vehicle information into their crime computers. This automatically activated the LoJack® device

On Monday morning, September 10, 2012, the manager of a construction site on University Drive in Miramar, Florida discovered their 2008 Caterpillar 420E combination front-end loader/backhoe missing, and contacted the Miramar Police Department to report it stolen. The last time anyone saw the construction equipment was on Saturday afternoon, September 8, 2012. Miramar officers verified

On the morning of October 2, 2012, the owner of a 2005 Caterpillar 303CR mini excavator arrived on a job site in the 8300 block of 10th Place SE in Lake Stevens, and discovered the excavator was missing. The equipment was last seen at 6:00 p.m. the previous evening. The company immediately contacted the Lake

On June 12, 2012 the owner of a 2001 Caterpillar 420D backhoe contacted the Collingswood Police Department to report that the construction equipment was stolen from a job site out of Collingswood. The backhoe was last seen on Friday June 8, 2012 at the end of the work day. Collingswood officers verified the theft and

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 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

A 2002 Caterpillar Excavator 950G was left overnight at a construction site on Barnes Avenue in the Bronx. When the owner returned to the site on the morning of April 25, 2012, he discovered the equipment missing and immediately reported the theft to the New York Police Department’s 47th precinct. NYPD officers entered the excavator’s