On Monday, we discussed how a GPS tracking device from Rocky Mountain Tracking was used to recover a stolen BMW.
Maybe you are wondering just how this was possible. After all, there are many stolen vehicles that are never found. In this particular case, the thief (who had defaulted on car payments made with stolen money) had driven the vehicle to the city of Atlanta, which was 600 miles away from its original location.
According to Brad Borst of Rocky Mountain Tracking, “There were about 1.5 million auto repossessions last year, up by at least 10 per cent from 2006. But repossession is not always easy when vehicle owners move or leave the state. Unlike the 20-year-old technology that is still on the market, RM Tracking’s GPS tracking solution offers advanced technology with live web-based tracking - every auto recovery agent’s true friend.”
That was certainly proved in this recently incident. Stephen Stough of Stough Intertational, a private investigative firm, was able to call RM Tracking for customer support. He got in touch with technical supervisor Cory Cowger. Cowger was able to give Stough live positions of the vehicle from the web-based tracking software. Getting information like the location, direction of travel and vehicle speed helped Stough to locate the stolen BMW. In fact he was able to get the car without incident when it came to a stop.
Sure it probably wasn’t nearly as exciting as a car chase in the movies, but Stough and the vehicle’s owner are probably glad (as you would be if your vehicle had to be recovered).
You can learn more about GPS tracking and vehicle recovery at RM Tracking’s website.
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