LoJack for Motorcycles Helps Columbus Auto Theft Unit Bust Motorcycle Theft Ring

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Wed Aug 27, 2008 5:00pm EDT

Two Suspects Arrested; Two 2008 Suzuki Motorcycles, Parts and More Recovered

WESTWOOD, Mass., Aug. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- A LoJack For
Motorcycles signal led the Columbus Police Auto Theft Unit and Ohio State
Highway Patrol officials to a theft ring on Cottage Street in Lockbourne, Ohio
on Tuesday, August 26.  The operation enabled the recovery of two stolen
Suzuki motorcycles, an engine, frame, golf cart, utility trailer and suspected
stolen zero-turn mower.  A recreational vehicle and various tools were also
confiscated.  Two males were taken into custody and additional arrests are
pending further investigation.
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    In less than one hour after a Grove City resident's LoJack-equipped 2008
Suzuki GSXR-750 motorcycle was reported stolen and the LoJack Stolen Vehicle
Recovery System was activated, police recovered the bike in a detached garage
in Lockbourne.  After executing a search warrant, they discovered the theft
ring.  The Suzuki GSXR-750 and 2008 Suzuki Hayabusa -- which was stolen out of
Columbus the same day the owner purchased the bike -- were both returned to
their respective owners.
    About LoJack Corporation
    LoJack Corporation (Nasdaq: LOJN), the company that invented the stolen
vehicle recovery market more than two decades ago, is the premier worldwide
provider of tracking and recovery systems.  The company's time-tested system
is optimized for recovering stolen mobile assets through its proven Radio
Frequency technology and unique integration with law enforcement agencies in
the United States that use LoJack's in-vehicle tracking equipment to recover
cars, trucks, commercial vehicles, construction equipment and motorcycles.
The company's Stolen Vehicle Recovery System delivers a 90 percent success
rate for cars and trucks and has helped recover more than $4 billion worldwide
in stolen LoJack-equipped assets.  Today, LoJack operates in 26 states and the
District of Columbia, and in more than 30 countries throughout North America,
South America, Europe, Africa and Asia.  Visit http://www.lojack.com.
     CONTACT:
     Paul McMahon            Laura Feng             Jeanne Bock
     LoJack Corporation      Tier One Partners      Tier One Partners
     781-251-4130            978-975-1414           781-861-5249

SOURCE  LoJack Corporation

Paul McMahon of LoJack Corporation, +1-781-251-4130; or Laura Feng,
+1-978-975-1414, or Jeanne Bock, +1-781-861-5249, both of Tier One Partners
for LoJack Corporation
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