Week of High Profile LoJack Recoveries Underscores System’s Benefits to Society

LoJack System Recovers Assets and Helps Police Crack Major Organized Crime Rings, Get Violent Criminals Off our Streets

WESTWOOD, Mass. — In the past week, LoJack Corporation’s (NASDAQ:LOJN) Stolen Vehicle Recovery System has been instrumental in helping police arrest criminals involved in carjacking, kidnapping and other criminal activities and has again led police to major organized crime rings. The events of the past week underscore LoJack’s effectiveness in recovering stolen mobile assets, and in helping police to apprehend the violent criminals behind these and other more serious crimes.

These recent recoveries are ideal examples of how our time-tested System continues to benefit society - recovery after recovery - by helping police not only track and recover stolen assets, but also to arrest the thieves behind these crimes. These recoveries highlight the unmatched effectiveness of our Radio Frequency technology, which for example, enabled police to quickly track and recover a stolen motorcycle housed in a metal building. They also continue to validate the importance of LoJack’s direct integration with law enforcement who use our tracking computers to pinpoint the location of stolen assets.

About the Recoveries:

Recovery Involves Carjacking, Kidnapping, Robbery, Sexual Assault

In this California recovery, a couple was carjacked, kidnapped, robbed and the female was sexually assaulted. The couple, who each had a vehicle at the scene, was sitting in one of their cars when two suspects approached the vehicle, robbed the male of his wallet and keys, and stole both the car they were in and their second vehicle. The suspects sexually assaulted the female and dumped the victims on the shoulder of a freeway. The victims flagged down a car, called 911 and reported the crime. Police activated the LoJack unit in one of the stolen vehicles, which led California Highway Patrol flying in a fixed-wing aircraft to locate it. Police arrested two suspects and are currently pursuing three others. The second stolen vehicle was also recovered by authorities.

Police Bust Major Chop Shop Involving Construction Equipment, Cars, Trucks, Motorcycles

On March 6, Washington State Police uncovered the second of two related major chop shops, recovering more than $300,000 in stolen construction equipment, trucks, cars and motorcycles. The investigation began when a LoJack-equipped dump truck was reported stolen and tracked and recovered by police in less than four hours after activation. Police discovered the first chop shop at a Battle Ground, WA location and, during the investigation, identified another suspicious location in Ridgefield, WA, which was found to be a second chop shop. Two suspects were arrested and the investigation continues.

Police Discover Motorcycle Chop Shop by Recovering Bike in Metal Building

In this recovery, a stolen LoJack-equipped 2006 Yamaha motorcycle was recovered by Fort Worth, TX police in an industrial park. The LoJack System’s proprietary Radio Frequency technology was able to penetrate the metal building and led police to the stolen motorcycle within an hour and 12 minutes after activation. Upon securing a search warrant, police entered the premise, recovered the stolen bike and also discovered a Suzuki and Kawasaki that had been stolen earlier in the day. Three suspects were arrested.

LoJack-Equipped Vehicle Leads Police to Suspect with Violent Past; Two Massachusetts Schools Forced into Lockdown

In this recovery, a Massachusetts State Trooper began tracking the LoJack signal from a vehicle, which had been stolen about an hour earlier in Boston. The police gave chase, and the suspect abandoned the vehicle and ran on foot to the Marshfield Middle School. The Marshfield Middle School and High School were immediately put into lockdown by alert staff. The Marshfield Police Department arrived on the scene, while the suspect attempted to open a number of locked doors to the middle school. The suspect, who according to local authorities had a “long record of violent acts,” was subsequently arrested at the high school.