In just one week at the beginning of June, Tracker's Mesh Network recovered a haul of over 40 vehicles, including over 30 from a 'chop shop' of stolen vehicles.
Working in collaboration with the Metropolitan, Essex and Kent police forces, Tracker was able to track and recover a BMW 3 Series Sport, BMW X5, VW Golf and a Suzuki motorcycle worth a combined value of £60,000. A further 36 vehicles were recovered at the same time, resulting in eleven arrests.
Rapid recovery is one of the key benefits of having a Tracker device fitted on your vehicle, but in some cases we find the vehicle so quickly it takes the car thieves totally by surprise,” explained Andy Barrs, head of police liaison.
“In one case the stolen car was found in less than an hour leaving very little time for the criminal to flee the scene."
The recovery of the BMW 325Ci M Sport uncovered a ‘chop shop’ where another 30 vehicles were recovered being broken down to sell-on as parts.
The mesh network system takes advantage of other vehicles already fitted with stolen vehicle recovery units to locate stolen vehicles also fitted with Tracker. This brings drivers together to create a UK wide network of ‘listening vehicles’ which can help pinpoint the location of a stolen vehicle.
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