On April 28th, 2013, a stunned couple called police to report that they were victims of a home invasion. Suspects broke into their home and confronted the terrified owners with a semi-automatic hand gun. They demanded the keys to the victims Mercedes-Benz, Bentley and Ferrari. The suspects drove off in the Mercedes and Bentley, but
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Rapid recovery is one of the key benefits of having a LoJack® device in your vehicle, but in some cases, the retrieval happens so fast, it’s amazing! In the case below, the stolen car was found in just FIVE MINUTES! On March 7, 2013, Santa Monica Police received a report that a Lexus RX300 was
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This criminal had dreams of crossing the Mexican border and riding off into the sunset with his new stolen Jeep Wrangler; however LoJack and police had other ideas. The story begins when the startled owner of a 2005 Jeep Wrangler contacted the Los Angeles Police to report that his vehicle was stolen right from his
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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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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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On July 26th, 2012 the concerned owner of a 2007 Yamaha YZF-R6 motorcycle contacted the LAPD North Hollywood Division to report that his prized Yamaha had been stolen. LAPD verified the theft and entered the vehicle information into the state and federal crime computers, which automatically activated the LoJack transponder concealed in the vehicle. Within
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We recently told you about a recovery story in which LoJack helped police recover a beautiful 1956 Chevy Bel Air. We caught up with the happy owner of the classic Chevy to hear his thoughts:
On June 23, 2012, the owner of a 1956 Chevrolet Bel Air Custom Convertible contacted the Pasadena Police Department to report that his vehicle had been stolen from a warehouse where he had just stored it the night before. Pasadena officers verified the theft and entered the vehicle’s information into the state and federal crime
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The owners of a 1999 Ford Explorer discovered their vehicle had been stolen and immediately contacted the Los Angeles Police Department’s Newton Division. The responding officer completed a stolen vehicle report had the Ford’s information entered into the California and federal crime computer systems. This police action automatically and seamlessly activated the LoJack transponder concealed
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With a 90% success rate on cars and trucks and over 10,000 recoveries per year we here at LoJack receive unsolicited success stories and testimonials every day. Below are our most recent submissions: “Deployed military in Afghanistan” I’m a deployed Military member in Afghanistan. After getting notification from my family that my bmw was stolen
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