California
Five Glendale police officers and a sergeant took an imaginary trip to Gotham City Tuesday, using a Batmanlike electronic tracking system to hunt down an officer playing a villain in a stolen car.
June 28, 1990
A bill that would establish a $1-million pilot program in Los Angeles County to test a high-tech system for tracking stolen cars has triggered an intense lobbying fight between law enforcement agencies pushing for passage and critics who say the measure is a special-interest proposal.
Aug. 26, 1988
Business
Few cars get stolen on Santa Catalina Island--in fact, more golf carts than automobiles are typically reported missing.
July 5, 1990
Every Los Angeles County law enforcement agency but one has signed on to a private company’s high-tech system for tracing stolen cars, and officials of the Massachusetts-based LoJack Corp. say the technology will be available to consumers in June.
March 20, 1990
Encryption software helps, and there is even a LoJack for computers. But prevention may be the best solution.
July 1, 2006
At the urging of Chief Daryl F.
March 28, 1989
Samsung offers LoJack, kill switch for Galaxy S4 smartphone
July 16, 2013
Orange County residents have heard about the LoJack anti-theft device for the past five years.
Feb. 16, 1995
A controversial homing device system that Los Angeles police hope will help curb an ever-growing car theft epidemic was endorsed Tuesday by two important City Council committees.
Feb. 15, 1989
Technology and the Internet
For $30 a year, owners of the Samsung Galaxy S4 smartphone can either track it or render it useless if it’s lost or stolen.