Overnight on Tuesday/Wednesday, August 3-4, 2010, a 1996 White Honda Prelude was stolen from the 6600 block of Cascade Dr SE. The theft was discovered around 6:30am on Wednesday and reported to the Sheriff’s Office.
The previous owner had installed a Lojack device. The car was recovered by law enforcement at about 1:00am on Thursday morning at a downtown Everett hotel. Three people were arrested in connection with this car theft.
The car thieves stripped the car of its speakers and the CD front plate. There was also a sawed off key jammed in the ignition. No other damage was apparent.
Comment: No one wants to be a victim of a car theft. But, by this description, the car was probably taken in the late evening of Tuesday or early morning of Wednesday, and recovered at 1:00am on Thursday. That’s pretty fast! Victim gets their car back. In this case, the bad guys were caught and hopefully have learned a lesson (OK, I know, I’m naïve).
For those who have not heard of LoJack, it is a device that sends a signal to receivers that are installed in police cars when a car is reported stolen. Since its introduction to the Puget Sound market, several years ago, it has helped to reduce car thefts in our area. For more information about LoJack, go to their website at http://www.lojack.com/.
For more information about protecting your car from theft, go to http://sheriff.snoco.org/Documents/JanFeb04.pdf.
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