Upon reviewing our recoveries, we often come across those involving relationships that have gone so wrong they end with stories about stolen (and thanks to LoJack, recovered) vehicles. With Valentine’s Day being today, here are a few theft stories that turned out “lovely” for the victims and not so great for their former significant others.
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On January 18, 2013, the owners of California Car Company contacted the Brea Police Department to report a 2004 BMW Z-3 had been stolen along with 12 other exotic cars from the lot of their dealership. Thieves broke into the car lot office, located the keys and were able to, for the time being, get
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While it’s widely known that LoJack Corporation is the only stolen vehicle recovery system directly integrated with police cars, many people do not know we also equip many police aviation units across the country with LoJack police tracking computers. Having our equipment in aircrafts provides a unique advantage to LoJack customers because it provides a
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The following story is one that makes us all particularly proud to work at LoJack. On August 3rd, a Southern California couple was faced with an armed man who wanted to steal their 2008 Nissan Maxima. At that point, they had to make a potentially life or death decision: do they resist this armed criminal
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On Wednesday, February 29, 2012, the owner of a 2006 Suzuki GSX1300 Hayabusa motorcycle contacted the Key Biscayne Police Department to report the motorcycle stolen. Upon arrival at the scene, the responding officer met with the owner who stated that sometime during the night the Suzuki was from where the owner had parked it. The
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On April 6, 2012, an 83 year old woman contacted the Georgia State Capitol Police to report that her 2004 Honda Civic had been stolen. She stated that she was lost in Atlanta and stopped to ask three young men for directions. They replied that it would be easier to drive her there in her
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In our first story, the owner had his car broken into and the suspects found the car keys hidden in vehicle and stole the car. The owner reported the 2010 BMW 750IL stolen to the Frisco Police Department and the vehicle information was entered into the NCIC (National Crime Information Center) police computer. This routine
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In the late afternoon of March 6, 2012, a 2001 Jeep Cherokee was stolen during an armed car-jacking, in which shots were fired at the owner, in the Woodlawn area of Baltimore County. The owner reported the crime to the Baltimore County Police Department, who quickly responded to the scene. After conducting a preliminary investigation
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Upon reviewing our recoveries, we often come across those involving relationships that have gone so wrong they end with stories about stolen (and thanks to LoJack, recovered) vehicles. With Valentine’s Day being today, here are a few theft stories that turned out “lovely” for the victims and not so great for their former significant others.
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After a rental company’s John Deere backhoe was stolen off of a job site 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
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