OnStar Helps Cleveland Police Shut Down Stolen Vehicle

Police in Cleveland, Ohio, were able to apprehend the suspect in a car theft by slowing down the SUV via OnStar earlier this week. The Cleveland Division of Police indicated that it wasn’t the first time it used OnStar. While the remote communications capabilities prevented a potentially dangerous police pursuit, it does raise the question of how much control law enforcement agencies have over modern cars.

WOIO reported that a woman called the police early Monday morning to report that her SUV was stolen. She also informed officers that she had activated her vehicle’s OnStar features. The Cleveland Police Division’s public information officer told the TV station:

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