Companies that rent equipment know how valuable their machines are and how popular these items are with thieves. Many of them choose to protect their assets with the LoJack® system, which gives law enforcement help in tracking down and recovering stolen inventory. In this case, a 2009 Magnum CE-MLT-360 Light Tower taken from an event

On February 8, 2013, an employee of Priest Development Company, in charge of a 2004 Case Backhoe Loader, contacted the El Cajon Police Department to report the theft of construction equipment that was stolen in the city of El Cajon. El Cajon Police Department verified the theft and entered the construction equipment’s information into the

On December 17, 2012, the owner of a 2013 Wells Fargo trailer contacted the Dallas Police Department to report that the trailer was stolen from their business in Dallas.   The Dallas Police Department verified the theft and entered the trailer’s information into the state and federal crime computers, which automatically activated the LoJack transponder

On October 24, 2012, an electric company employee, in charge of a 2007 Airman CE-PDS 185S Air Compressor contacted the Chula Vista Police Department to report the construction equipment stolen from the street near his residence. Chula Vista Police Department verified the theft and entered the compressor’s information into the state and federal crime computers,

The owners of a 2006 Case Backhoe last saw their equipment on October 15, 2012, parked at a job site near Bonanza Road and Eastern Avenue. They discovered it missing later that day and immediately contacted the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department to report the theft. Las Vegas Police verified the crime and entered the

On August 31, 2012, the owner of a 2011 Magnum Light Tower contacted the Rockwall Police Department to report that the light tower was stolen from a job site in Rockwall. Rockwall Police verified the theft and entered the equipment’s information into the state and federal crime computers, which automatically activated the LoJack transponder concealed

On Friday, March 16, 2012, the operator of a 2004 Ingersoll-Rand air compressor discovered the equipment missing from their job site. The owner of the equipment contacted the Plantation Police Department to report their equipment stolen. Upon arrival at the scene, the responding officer met with the owner, who stated that sometime between March 13

When a construction crew in Houston arrived for work early on the morning of March 14, 2012, they discovered their rented John Deere Backhoe missing and immediately filed a theft report with the Houston Police Department. After all the pertinent information was gathered, Houston Police entered the backhoe’s information into the state and national stolen

On Monday, March 19, 2012, Amtrak workers arrived at an Amtrak construction site located in the area of 34th and Girard in West Philadelphia. Upon inspecting the site, the workers discovered that a 1998 Ingersoll Rand Air Compressor was missing.       The construction foreman called Amtrak Police Headquarters, and an Amtrak officer was dispatched to

On March 19, 2012, Bay Cities Paving & Grading Construction Company reported to Oakland PD that their 2010 Caterpillar Skip Loader was stolen from a construction site in Oakland. Oakland officers prepared a stolen vehicle report and had the loader’s information entered into the state and federal crime databases. This routine police action automatically activated