We have all been warned not to pick up hitchhikers- by our parents, by law enforcement-but the owner of this Honda FIT didn’t get the message and ended up with a passenger carrying a gun. On May 19th, 2013, the victim contacted Sacramento Police. He had picked up a hitchhiker earlier that day that turned

The owners of a Lexus ES 300 were happy to be visiting Myrtle Beach, SC, but that happiness quickly faded when their car was stolen from the hotel parking lot. It’s a good thing that these victims chose to have the LoJack® system installed when they bought their Lexus, especially since this was the second

Have you ever seen a random piece of construction equipment, parked all by itself in the middle of ‘nowhere’, and wonder how it got there? Often, thieves will steal a machine, and park it in an obscure place to let the search die down. If the vehicle is protected by the LoJack® system, it will

In this case, the owner of a Volkswagen Touareg had his keys stolen from his backpack, and later, his car was taken as well. The thief also took something else when stealing the VW- the LoJack® system, which sent out a homing signal to help law enforcement track down both the vehicle and the low

Ever left the keys in your car by mistake? It’s a pretty scary feeling. What feels even worse is when you go back to your vehicle to get them- and it’s gone. This BMW M5 owner did have one factor in his favor- he did have the LoJack® system installed in his car, to assist

Companies that rent vehicles have a lot of work on their plate- scheduling, maintenance, customer service- so when a rental unit is not returned as promised, it can really mess up their business. That is why so many rental companies choose to install the LoJack® system on their cars, trucks and vans- to help their

In this case, a thief who stole an Airman Air Compressor and trailer hoped that covering it with a tarp would fool law enforcement searching for it. The covering might have deceived the police’s eyes, but it did not distract the LoJack® system concealed on the compressor, which sends a homing signal so police can

A phone call at 5 in the morning would surprise most of us. Whether you’re usually asleep or awake, a ringing phone at that time is usually a surprise.  This Philadelphia, PA resident was glad to be woken up, because it was the LoJack® Early Warning System for his Honda CBR600 motorcycle, letting him know

What makes a stolen vehicle recovery by police and the LoJack® system even better? It’s when the perpetrator is apprehended as well. On February 28th, 2013, the owners of a Ford Explorer contacted the Denver Police to report that their vehicle had been stolen. The police verified the theft and entered the vehicle information into

We all remember playing ‘Hide and Seek’ when we were young. Crooks like to play a different version of this old favorite- ‘Steal and Hide’. They take someone else’s car, truck, motorcycle or van and store it out of sight- in a garage, under a tarp, or adjacent to an abandoned business or residence- to