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| Van stolen in Canada, found in Yonkers
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The Journal News
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Media Coverage
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Will David
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6/7/2003
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YONKERS — Three men cruising in a minivan stolen from Quebec were surprised yesterday when an automobile-recovery company from Canada tracked them nearly 440 miles to a street on the east side of Yonkers, police said.
Yvon White, 30, an employee from Boomerang Tracking in Canada, flagged down Police Officers Richard Sullivan and Richard Madaffari from the 2nd Precinct at 4:43 p.m. Thursday near Yonkers Avenue and Trenchard Street.
White told the officers that the van had been stolen in Quebec and that he had tracked it to Yonkers, police Lt. Richard Doheny said.
The officers stopped the 2002 silver Dodge Caravan and ran a check on the license. They learned that the car had been stolen in Quebec and arrested the three men inside, Doheny said.
Michael Barnes, 21, of 112 Shoreview Drive, Yonkers; DeShauwn A. Bromfield, 19, of 56 Shoreview Drive; and Manuel A. Snyder, 21, of 525 Shoreview Drive were charged with fourth-degree criminal possession of stolen property, a felony.
Boomerang tracking devices, which are available only in Canada, work through [cellular] signals to locate vehicles. When a vehicle with a Boomerang device is stolen, the company dispatches a tracking team, which follows the vehicle and reports the location to police.
Serge Laporte, Boomerang''s vice president of sales and business development, said the company has tracked down vehicles as far from Canada as Florida and Arizona. A vehicle was tracked to Monroe, N.Y., this week. The Caravan was reported stolen, Laporte said, and as soon as the company received the [cellular] reading, a tracker was sent.
"Car thefts are extremely organized. Our devices point exactly where the car is. It is pretty precise," Laporte said. "Law enforcement agencies really appreciate our help."
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| Boomerang
Tracking Inc. markets and distributes the Boomerang
Tracking System, a proprietary product using technology
patented by the Company. The Boomerang, Boomerang2
and GSM-based Boomerang devices are the central
devices in a cellular-based asset tracking system
utilizing the wireless systems of major regional
telecommunications companies. The Boomerang Tracking
System is capable of locating stolen automobiles,
heavy equipment and valuable objects. The Company's
proven recovery record has received endorsement
by members of the insurance industry. The Boomerang
Tracking System is installed through a network
of authorized dealers located throughout the provinces
of Quebec, Ontario and British Columbia. The Company's
head office, research and development and corporate
installation facilities are located in Montreal,
Quebec. Boomerang is a registered trademark of
Boomerang Tracking Inc. The shares of Boomerang
Tracking Inc. trade on The Toronto Stock Exchange
under the symbol BMG. |
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