The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Friday, July 12, 1996                 TAG: 9607030233
SECTION: AUTO WEEKLY             PAGE: H1   EDITION: FINAL 
                                            LENGTH:   20 lines

AUTO THEFT HEATS UP IN SUMMER

[This story is not available electronically. For complete text, please see microfilm.] ILLUSTRATION: Color photos by GARY C. KNAPP for The Virginian-Pilot

Virginia Beach Police Officer Darryl Lazar is shown with the

helicopter equipped with the Lojack Tracking System, which the

department has had since mid-May. ``We're real excited about this

because the helicopter increases our range,'' he says.

George Shaffer always takes the time to hook The Club on his van.

The steel-bar device is designed to make a vehicle immobile. by CNB