On September 13, 2011, the owner of a 2005 Infiniti G350 reported their vehicle stolen from Falls Church, Virginia.  An officer responded to the scene, conducted a preliminary investigation and completed a vehicle theft report.  All of the vehicle information was entered into the Virginia Crime Information Network. Within a short period of time, detectives from

Read More

The owner of a 2004 Cadillac CTS reported to the police that their vehicle was stolen from Wicklow Road in Baltimore City on April 23, 2011.  An officer responded to the scene and, after conducting a preliminary investigation and obtaining all of the vehicle information, completed a vehicle theft report. All the vehicle information was

Read More

Craigslist Sale Gone Wrong

  • October 11, 2011
  • recovery stories

In this amazing story, the victim sold his vehicle via craigslist, and days later discovered the suspect/buyer had paid for it with a bad check. The victim was unable to locate the suspect/buyer and met with the Modesto Police to report the vehicle stolen. A theft report was completed and the vehicle information was entered

Read More

Trying To Hide From LoJack? Fuhgeddaboudit…

  • September 27, 2011
  • recovery stories

This BMW was reported stolen in July 2011. Below is a first-hand account from one of LoJack’s Law Enforcement Liaisons: I was roughly 2 miles away when it (LoJack System) activated. I was S/B I-5 coming into Sacramento. I got off and started tracking and called the CHP & PD. After about 15 minutes of

Read More

Just five minutes after the LoJack system was activated on a stolen 2007 Yamaha YZR motorcycle, the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department’s Air-7, Parks Bureau police and the California Highway Patrol tracked the signal to a self-storage complex. They gained access to the complex and located and observed one male suspect stripping the victim’s stolen motorcycle.

Read More

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!

Read More