Onstar helps rescue kidnapped woman

[ragingfish]

Quote, originally posted by CBS 4 South Florida »Carjacking Ends In Chase & Crash In PlantationTed ScoutenReporting(CBS4) PLANTATION A carjacking and kidnapping in Delray Beach led to a chase and crash in Plantation Wednesday morning and police can thank OnStar in helping to find the suspects.According to Delray Beach police spokesman Jeff Messer, a 26-year old woman had just made a withdrawal at a Fidelity Federal ATM before driving to work. When she arrived at work, three men ambushed her. Messer says they jumped in her car, put a gun to her head and put a jacket over her head before they sped off.The woman was talking on a cell phone with her mother when the mom heard her daughter scream and the phone went dead.The mother called police who began searching for the woman but got the break they needed when the mother remembered that her daughter’s new Cadillac was equipped with OnStar, an onboard GPS system which can help locate a vehicle.Police contacted OnStar, which immediately located the Cadillac traveling southbound on I-95 in Oakland Park.BSO Deputies spotted the stolen Cadillac at NW 47th and Sunrise Boulevard in Lauderhill, but when they tried to pull the vehicle over, the driver sped off and the police pursuit was on.That pursuit ended in Plantation when the driver crashed into a red pickup truck and then a pole in the area of 441 and Broward Boulevard.BSO Spokesman Eliott Cohen told CBS4’S Ted Scouten, “The victim’s car smashed into another vehicle and all three suspects jumped out of the car and took off in different directions.”All three suspects were taken into custody and have been transferred to the custody of Delray Beach police.The 26-year old woman, who was still in the car, was not seriously hurt.(© MMVII, CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.)Source: http://cbs4.com/local/local_story_003094319.html

[ragingfish]

Quote, originally posted by 13Vibe03 »Soon, they will be able to do this with most cell phones...I know my LG phone (VX8100) has the option to turn on call location for all calls or only 911 calls. Newer phones have mapping software that can show where your friends are. Big Brother is watching. True.But cell phones have a disadvantage. The caller has to initiate the 911 call to activate the GPS feature, UNLESS the user has previously opted for GPS locating to be on full time. Most users either don't want this, or don't know how to do this, or both.Onstar can track a vehicle without the vehicle operator initiating a call, and more importantly, without the people who either stole or carjacked the vehicle even knowing they are being tracked.

[Mavrik]

also onstar doesn't work if your in a steel freight container... or so I read back when I worked for GM and took courses on On Star. cool they rescued her... I bet that was some ride. poor woman.

[VforVIBE]

Quote, originally posted by Mavrik »also onstar doesn't work if your in a steel freight container... Or in a parking garage