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Article #250Re: Info on LoJack
From: Pete
Date: Wed, 13 Nov 1996 00:00
Date: Wed, 13 Nov 1996 00:00
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Thomas C. Allard wrote: > > Mark wrote: > > > > "Robert E. Klimkiewicz, Jr." <robertk@clark.net> wrote: > > > > >Any information on this device/system would be greatly appreciated. > > > > >Thanks. > > >Robert > > > > According to a police officer speaking at a car theft seminar I > > attended a couple of years ago, virtually none of the police > > departments in this area come equipped with the equipment to track it. > > > > It's a great idea on paper, but in this area at least, it's virtually > > useless. > > When I was a little kid, they hadn't invented LoJack yet. But that > doesn't mean it's useless *now*. > > I reported vandalism to my car just a few months ago and the cruiser > that came by to take my report had LoJack. This is in budget-strapped > DC, so I imagine it's pretty widespread by now. The police dont pay for the LoJack system - LoJack gives it to the police so they can sell to the area that the police serves. Who would buy a LoJack system if the police didnt already have the equipment to find it?
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