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Sacramento, California Police Recover Stolen BMW X5 Taken During Test Drive, Assisted by the LoJack® System

  • July 17, 2013
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It’s every auto seller’s worst nightmare- a customer takes a vehicle for a test drive and doesn’t return. A used car dealer in Sacramento, CA had this experience recently, but had one advantage- there was a LoJack® system installed in the stolen BMW X5, so local law enforcement tracked it down in just 10 minutes

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Broward County, Florida Sheriff’s Office Recovers Stolen Kawasaki ZX600 Motorcycle Assisted by the LoJack® System

  • July 9, 2013
  • recovery stories

The Oakland Park, FL resident in this case was hoping to sell his Kawasaki ZX600 when a potential customer ‘testing the shifting of the gears’ took off on the bike without paying for it. Apparently the seller never got the chance to inform the ‘buyer’ that the LoJack® system was installed on the motorcycle, so

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Washington County, Oregon Sheriff’s Deputies Recover Honda Civic Stolen from Dealership in 72 Minutes

  • May 15, 2013
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When an auto dealer in Troutdale, OR let a customer take a Honda Civic LX for a test drive, it turned into a test of patience when the customer never returned. This situation was also a test for the LoJack® system, which passed with flying colors by assisting Washington County Sheriff’s Department in retrieving the

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The LoJack® System Helps Englewood, Colorado Police Recover Stolen Honda Civic

  • May 6, 2013
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A test drive became a test of patience for this auto dealership in Wheat Ridge, CO, when the prospective buyers did not return with the vehicle. The car in question did pass one important test- there was a LoJack® device installed in it, so local police were able to retrieve it that same day. On

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BMW Stolen from Dealership During Test Drive, Long Beach Police Recover Vehicle, Arrest Suspect

  • September 10, 2012
  • recovery stories

On July 29, 2012, the owner of a 2007 BMW X5 contacted the Signal Hill Police Department to report that their vehicle was stolen from their car dealership lot during a test drive in Signal Hill. Signal Hill Police verified the theft and entered the BMW’s information into the state and federal crime computers, which

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Lexus Stolen During Test Drive in California Recovered with LoJack — Suspects Arrested

  • January 15, 2012
  • recovery stories

On Monday afternoon, January 2, 2012, two suspects entered an used car dealership and requested to test drive a 2004 Lexus LS430 that was advertised for sale. The dealer allowed the suspects to “try it out around the block.” When the suspects failed to return with the vehicle, the dealer contacted the Santa Monica Police Department to

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