On the morning of March 5, 2012, the construction company renting two 2011 Miller welders reported them stolen to the University of Texas at Arlington Police Department. UT Arlington officers prepared a stolen equipment report and had the welders’ information entered into the state and federal crime computer systems. This routine police action automatically activated

On Monday morning, February 27, 2012, a construction worker arrived at his jobsite to discover that a rented 2002 Ingersoll Rand Bobcat Skid Steer had been stolen sometime over the weekend. The victim quickly contacted the Sacramento Sheriff’s Department to report the theft. After gathering the information necessary for the stolen vehicle report, Sacramento deputies

When the renters of a 2007 Takeuchi Mini Excavator returned to their construction site on the morning of February 16, 2012, they discovered that unknown suspects had stolen the equipment. They quickly contacted the Stockton Police Department and reported the theft. After gathering the pertinent information, Stockton Police had the information about the stolen excavator entered into the

In the early morning of January 21, 2012, the owner of a 2007 Honda CBR1000 motorcycle discovered the bike missing from the parking lot of his apartment complex in Melbourne, where he had parked it the previous night. He immediately contacted the Melbourne Police Department to report the theft. After completing a stolen vehicle report, Melbourne

On the morning of February 1, 2012, workers arriving at job site in the 3600 block of W. Van Buren discovered a semi truck and flatbed trailer loaded with two stolen excavators. The victims contacted the Phoenix Police Department to report the crimes. The police entered information about the stolen equipment into the NCIC police computer —

On the morning of December 9, 2011, the owner of a 2007 Suzuki motorcycle discovered that his bike was missing from the parking lot of his apartment complex, where he had parked it the previous night. the owner immediately contacted the Clearwater Police Department to report the theft. After completing the stolen vehicle report, Clearwater officers had information

Late in the night of December 19, 2011, the owners of a 2002 Chevrolet Tahoe reported the vehicle stolen to the El Monte Police Department.  El Monte Police responded to the scene, prepared a stolen vehicle report and had the stolen Tahoe’s information entered into the state and federal crime computers. This routine police action automatically activated

On a Sunday night before the manager of a national home improvement store in San Antonio, TX left for the evening, the store’s skid steer loader was secured on a trailer. The manager had a very unpleasant Monday morning, as he discovered that the loader had been stolen right off the trailer.  Fortunately, the skid

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. Since entering the motorcycle market in 2005, the LoJack system has helped law enforcement recover over 2,500 LoJack-equipped stolen motorcycles.