Success Stories
How a CarLock Real-Time Alert Stopped a Dodge Charger Daytona Theft in Progress
When Amelia installed CarLock on her 2013 Dodge Charger Daytona, she wasn’t completely convinced—would it really work? Would the alerts be accurate? But then, a quiet night came when a CarLock alert broke the silence and she got her answer. At 3:51 AM, Amelia’s phone buzzed with a CarLock notification. Half-asleep, she grabbed it thinking it was just her neighbor bumping into her car again, like before when CarLock first alerted her to activity. But something felt different this day.
Amelia, still groggy, opened her security camera feed and froze. She shared with us: ”I saw two men standing at my car, and one climbing in my rear passenger window!”
This was no false alarm. Someone was trying to steal her car.
As her boyfriend rushed to the front door, another alert popped up on her screen—the thieves had removed the CarLock device. Her stomach dropped. The thieves knew exactly what they were doing. They were trying to override the security system and drive off before anyone could see them. What they didn’t know was that Amelia was already aware of their presence—before they even got inside the car.
Thinking fast, she manually triggered the alarm on her security camera. The sudden blaring sound, combined with the sight of her boyfriend at the door, sent the thieves into a panic. They hesitated for just a moment—then took off running into the night.
They managed to break a window, but they didn’t get the car.

received at the exact time the thieves were breaking into her car, indicating
unauthorized activity and potential tampering.
In the aftermath, she pieced together what had happened. She shared her assumptions with us: ”We believe they tried hooking up to the OBD port, which would have allowed them to clone the signal so that the car would think there is a key inside, then drive away in it.”
But thanks to CarLock’s real-time alerts, she was able to stop them in their tracks.
After fleeing, the thieves traveled 1.2 miles WITH the stolen CarLock device so she knew which direction they had gone, thanks to CarLock’s back-up battery, and shared the details with the police.
There’s no doubt the thieves would have driven away the car if CarLock had not been installed. By the time she realized her car was missing, it would have been long gone. From there, who knows? It could have ended up in an illegal street takeover, been used for reckless racing, or stripped for parts and left in a scrap yard.
She shared her immense relief with us: ”I would have been devastated- this is my first car I bought by myself, in my name only, and had paid off! Window replacement & tin cost me $450 but the cost of a new car would have set me back financially.”
She decided on a car security device because car thefts had been increasing in her area, particularly among Mopars like her Charger. She wanted a security system that was affordable, easy to use, and would alert her the moment something was wrong.
Not only for break-ins, but also for low battery warnings, unexpected movement, and even minor impacts.
CarLock checked all the boxes—and proved its worth exactly when she needed it most, not once, but twice.
Amelia emphasized the peace of mind CarLock gives her, believing it’s a must-have for everyone: ”I would recommend CarLock 100%. My boyfriend put his CarLock on the next day. My mother has one already, which is who turned me on to this, but we want them in all of our cars now. Definitely with it!!”
Don’t wait until it is too late – secure your car today with CarLock!
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