CANTON, Mass.,
Dec. 24, 2015 /PRNewswire/
-- As the winter and holiday season approaches, LoJack
Corporation (NASDAQ: LOJN) has released tips for vehicle
owners in order to protect valuable assets and promote safety this
season. According to the National Insurance Crime Bureau
(NICB), New Year's Day is the second
most popular holiday for vehicle thefts, with a reported 2,011 cars
stolen on that day in 2014. New Year's
Eve and Christmas Eve are not
far behind on the list of holiday crime with 1,858 and 1,750
vehicle thefts, respectively in 2014.
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"The stress of the holiday season is often enough to
distract vehicle owners from taking the appropriate safety measures
during a time when thieves are known to be on the prowl," said
Patrick Clancy, Vice President of
LoJack Law Enforcement. "In recent years, vehicle theft has become
much more sophisticated and we're dealing with even more challenges
in protecting assets. As such, it is even more imperative that
vehicle owners be smart and focus on the basics. Following these
best practices can help to ensure a peaceful, happy holiday season
and New Year."
To protect valuable assets and remain vigilant against
advanced theft techniques, LoJack recommends the following best
practices:
- Be a secretive Santa: Conceal any valuables – including
holiday gifts and gadgets – by stowing them in your trunk. Remember
to lock your car, and be aware that gifts stored in your vehicle
often give thieves additional motive to break in.
- Turn off the sleigh: People love a warm car, and so do
thieves – so don't leave a running vehicle unattended, even for a
few minutes. Make sure to turn your car off and
remove your keys at all times, even if it's just a quick trip back
inside the house.
- May your parking spots shine like a festival of lights:
Park your car in a safe, well-lit area that gets plenty of foot
traffic. You may be visiting family or attending a holiday party,
but it's important to park your vehicle in a safe place as to avoid
becoming a target for opportunistic thieves.
- Peace on earth, specifically in your driveway: Using a
stolen vehicle recovery system will provide peace-of-mind knowing
that your vehicle can be recovered in case of theft. A
LoJack® Stolen Vehicle Recovery System can help police track stolen
vehicles, and cars, trucks and SUVs equipped with the LoJack System
are recovered over 90 percent of the time.
How the LoJack Stolen Vehicle Recovery System
Works
The LoJack
Stolen Vehicle Recovery System offers the technology and recovery
process that makes it an effective system for recovering stolen
vehicles. Based on Radio Frequency technology, the system delivers
strong signals that do not require line of sight with satellites or
cell towers and can therefore track vehicles where other devices
can't, such as in a steel container on a ship, in a parking garage
or in dense foliage. When owners report their vehicles stolen to
law enforcement, law enforcement can log the theft in national
crime computers, which then can send out signals from towers to
activate the LoJack® System. The LoJack System
is directly integrated with law enforcement agencies around the
country, which use LoJack® Police Tracking Computers to find and
recover stolen vehicles. The LoJack System has a
90% recovery rate on cars, trucks and SUVs.
LoJack unit activation is contingent upon the vehicle being
located within LoJack's coverage area that spans counties across 29
states throughout the US. See lojack.com/coverage or call
1-800-4-LoJack. Lastly, the system
utilizes a small wireless Radio Frequency transceiver—that is
covert, making it difficult for thieves to find and disengage the
system.
For information on the LoJack System and its coverage
areas, visit www.lojack.com and the Auto Theft
Blog.
About LoJack Corporation
LoJack
Corporation, the company that has helped more than nine million
people protect their vehicles in the event of theft over the past
25+ years, today provides safety, security and protection for an
ever-growing range of valuable assets and people. Leveraging its
core strengths, including its well-known brand, direct integration
with law enforcement and dealer distribution network, LoJack
Corporation is expanding our business to include our
traditional vehicle and equipment theft recovery, people at risk
and new telematics based products and services. LoJack is
delivering new telematics-based solutions for on-road and off-road
fleet management, as well as, dealer inventory management. By
expanding our brand beyond stolen vehicle recovery, LoJack
Corporation is committed to creating a new level of value for
its dealer, licensee, customer and investor communities by
delivering innovative offerings and multiple technologies in
expanding geographies.
For more information, visit
www.lojack.com,
www.autotheftblog.com, www.youtube.com/lojack,
www.twitter.com/LoJackCorp or
www.Facebook.com/LoJackCorp.
© 2015 LoJack Corporation. All Rights Reserved. LoJack and
the LoJack logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of the
LoJack Corporation in the United
States and other countries.
CONTACT:
Melissa
Latham
Matter
Communications
978-518-4523
lojack@matternow.com
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