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Re: Info on LoJack

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From: pat
Date: Thu, 14 Nov 1996 00:00
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In article <56e3lq$o92@news3.digex.net>, dale@access5.digex.net says...
>
>Ken M. (Speedy-Page@Worldnet.att.net) wrote:
>: Thomas C. Allard wrote:
>: > 
>: > Mark wrote:
>: > >
>: > > "Robert E. Klimkiewicz, Jr." <robertk@clark.net> wrote:
>: > >
>: > > >Any information on this device/system would be greatly 
appreciated.
>: > >
>
>        We have had LoJack in the Greater Boston area for 15 or so 
years 
>now, and the car theft rate has dropped down dramtically.  The LoJack 
>operators were installing them in local police department cars free of 
>charge, or giving the units to the police radio shop to install.  
>        The LoJack folks are offering on their radio ads around here, 
>"If your car is not recovered within 24 hours of being reported 
>stolen we will refund the full cost of the system.  " ( $500-600 
>currently)  They have all kinds of stories of cars being recovered  in 
>under an hour.  others about a car being stolen and recovered twice 
>in a 24 hour period.  Works for me.  
>
>        --Dale
>

still requires active police assistance.

in DC they were tracking a lo-jack equipped stolen car,  and
the Precinct commander called them back in because they
were headed into over-time.
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Subject: Re: Info on LoJack
Date: 1996/11/14
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