The owners of a 2005 Dodge Durango were assaulted while driving their vehicle in Northwest Denver and had their vehicle taken in an armed carjacking. The owners reported the robbery to the Denver Police Department. Officers verified the theft and entered the vehicle information into the state and federal crime computers which automatically activated the
Read MoreCANTON, Mass., Nov. 21, 2014 — In anticipation of the holidays, LoJack Corporation (NASDAQ: LOJN) has announced its top tips that can help protect vehicles from theft during the upcoming season, a proven time of increased crime. According to the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB), there were more than 21,000 reported stolen vehicles during the months of
Read MoreNewly Released FBI Auto Theft Data Reveals Alarming Trends
- November 26, 2012
The FBI recently released the results from their 2011 Uniform Crime Report. While vehicle theft decreased 3% in 2011, we conducted in-depth analysis on the report and discovered a number of trends that demonstrate the need and importance of the LoJack Stolen Vehicle Recovery System: The national recovery rate of stolen vehicles — 52%
Read MoreThe 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
Read MoreCar Thieves & Dangerous Criminals Taken Off the Streets
- June 15, 2012
In two separate incidents this past Wednesday, in two disparate parts of the country, LoJack helped law enforcement capture three men accused of kidnapping, armed robbery and motor vehicle theft and also arrest two people on gun possession as well as running a motorcycle theft ring. In the first incident in Arizona, a man was
Read MoreA warning if you use “protected” parking garages or valets to park your vehicle. In this story, a Land Rover was stolen with keys from a parking garage along with a 2nd vehicle when the parking attendant was robbed at knife point by two men. When the owner was notified of the incident she immediately
Read MoreThe Toyota Highlander had been parked in the owner’s garage. A person in the home observed a male subject driving the Toyota Highlander out of the garage with the family’s trek bicycle in the rack. The crime was quickly reported to the Raleigh Police Department (RPD). Little did the victim know, the same suspect had committed
Read MoreOn Thursday, October 13, the manager of Atlanta Toyota noticed that the dealership’s lot had been broken into and a 2011 Chevrolet Suburban and two 2011 Toyota Tundras had been stolen. Fortunately, the dealership equips all of its vehicles with a LoJack System. As such, when the owner reported the theft to local police, they immediately
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