In late January 2012, the owner of a 2000 Nissan XTerra SUV was visiting the Everett, Washington area and was staying at a motel in the 3000 block of Broadway Avenue. During the night of January 19, person(s) unknown to the victim stole the vehicle from the motel’s parking lot. When the victim discovered the vehicle missing, he

In the early morning hours of January 15, 2012, the owner of a 2007 Mercedes-Benz C230 left the vehicle, with the engine running, in an alley in the 3400 block of 15th Avenue West in Seattle.  A thief spotted an opportunity,  jumped into the car and drove away.  As soon as the owner discovered the vehicle missing,

On December 5, 2011, the owners of a 2002 Jeep Liberty contacted the Cleveland Police Department to report the vehicle stolen from their residence. Cleveland Police responded to the scene, prepared a stolen vehicle report and had the stolen Jeep’s information entered into the state and federal crime computers. This routine police action automatically activated

On Christmas Day, December 25, 2011, the owner of a 2007 Honda Accord was in the process of loading the vehicle with Christmas presents while the vehicle was running in the driveway of their residence in Gahanna, Ohio. The owner briefly went inside his home; while he was away, unknown suspects climbed into the vehicle. When the owner

After a rental company’s John Deere backhoe was stolen off of a jobsite near Perkins, Oklahoma, a theft report was filed with the Payne County Sheriff’s Department.  A complete description of the equipment and serial/pin number was entered into the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) computers, which automatically activated the LoJack transponder concealed in the

From busting chop shops to getting the bad guys behind these crimes and their weapons off the streets, LoJack continues to be the most effective system for protecting construction equipment from today’s sophisticated professional thieves.  Top Construction Equipment Theft Recovery Stories of 2011:  #5. Thieves Leave Loader to “Cool Off,” but LoJack Found it “Hot”

LoJack® continues to be No. 1 in theft recovery, with a recovery rate greater than 90% on cars and trucks. Since 1986, LoJack has recovered more than 300,000 stolen vehicles and construction equipment—worth nearly $4 billion. LoJack has had some incredible recovery stories over the course of its 25+ years. Below are the sports car

LoJack® continues to be No. 1 in theft recovery. Since 1986, LoJack has recovered more than 300,000 stolen vehicles and construction equipment—worth nearly $4 billion. LoJack has had some incredible recovery stories over the course of its 25+ years, so in a series of ongoing posts, we will be sharing our best stories of all

In this recovery, the owner of a Caterpillar backhoe locked it up at a job site in Queens and discovered it missing when the crew came back to work the next morning. Since the backhoe was equipped with a LoJack System, the owner immediately called NYPD and reported it stolen. Within less than two hours,

A stolen, LoJack-equipped 2010 Takeuchi TB235 Mini Excavator was tracked by three different North Carolina law enforcement agencies to a farmhouse in Johnston County. There, officers found 11 other pieces of stolen equipment worth a total of $150K+. Warrants charging those involved are pending. Nice work by law enforcement!