{"id":3130,"date":"2023-10-02T19:48:09","date_gmt":"2023-10-02T19:48:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onstaronthejob.com\/?p=3130"},"modified":"2023-11-08T13:49:41","modified_gmt":"2023-11-08T13:49:41","slug":"nowhere-to-runonstar-uses-stolen-vehicle-slowdown-to-help-police-capture-suspect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onstaronthejob.com\/?p=3130","title":{"rendered":"Technology Assists Law Enforcement to Safely Apprehend Suspect"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3130\" class=\"elementor elementor-3130\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-712a751 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"712a751\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-92cc5bd\" data-id=\"92cc5bd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74aeab3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"74aeab3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;vimeo&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<iframe class=\"elementor-video-iframe\" allowfullscreen allow=\"clipboard-write\" title=\"vimeo Video Player\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/877962432?color&amp;autopause=0&amp;loop=0&amp;muted=0&amp;title=1&amp;portrait=1&amp;byline=1#t=\"><\/iframe>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4354580 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4354580\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b10fc69\" data-id=\"b10fc69\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d083f8a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"d083f8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">OnStar\u2019s Stolen Vehicle Slowdown<sup><small>\u00ae<\/small><\/sup> Helped Police Safely Apprehend a Violent Suspect<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3e00ee5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3e00ee5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2ffd295\" data-id=\"2ffd295\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6a79bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"c6a79bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">OnStar technology recently diffused a dangerous situation in Maryland. Fruitland Police Department received a call that a man with a violent criminal history assaulted and carjacked a local woman and fled the scene with unknown intentions. Fortunately, the police quickly realized that the stolen GM vehicle was equipped with OnStar, which might be able to help with its Stolen Vehicle Assistance* service.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Officer John Marton-Rollins was on the case and immediately thought to contact OnStar. Due to his self-proclaimed interest in \u201canything to do with cars and technology,\u201d he knew of OnStar\u2019s safety services and the possibility that they might be able to assist in locating the vehicle. Marton-Rollins explained the exigent circumstances of the carjacking and confirmed the stolen vehicle status with the OnStar Emergency Advisor, who was able to quickly locate the vehicle using GPS satellite technology and aerial imagery.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The stolen vehicle was in a stationary position near a house that was outside of Fruitland PD\u2019s jurisdiction. The officers were hesitant to approach the suspect at the house, as there were several indications that it wasn\u2019t a safe environment for a high-risk arrest.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fruitland PD decided to wait until the suspect was in the vehicle away from the house. Advisors monitored the vehicle\u2019s location and notified officers when the vehicle began to move again. Because the suspect was heading into a neighboring community, Fruitland PD and OnStar were able to collaborate with law enforcement from adjacent jurisdictions, who assisted with the planning and coordination of the arrest.<\/p>\n\n<h4>A Combined Effort<\/h4>\n\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fruitland PD, Dorchester County Sheriff\u2019s Office and Maryland State Police worked together to determine the safest plan to apprehend the suspect. After being briefed on how OnStar\u2019s Stolen Vehicle Slowdown service worked, law enforcement determined that would be an ideal tool to use in this case.<\/p>\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/onstaronthejob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/OnStar-quote-Marton-Rollins.png\" width=\"350px\" style=\"float:right; margin: 0 0 10px 15px;\">\n\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stolen Vehicle Slowdown is one of several services under OnStar\u2019s Stolen Vehicle Assistance umbrella. Once OnStar verifies with law enforcement that a vehicle is being treated as stolen, Stolen Vehicle Slowdown enables Emergency Advisors to safely slow down the vehicle. Once officers have sight of the vehicle and conditions are appropriate, OnStar will activate the vehicle\u2019s external hazard lights to verify it is the correct vehicle. Once confirmed, OnStar will activate the Stolen Vehicle Slowdown process at law enforcement\u2019s request, which will slow the vehicle to an idle speed of about 3-5 miles per hour, depending on the terrain. The accelerator also will be deactivated while the steering and braking are left intact for a safer stop.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this situation, law enforcement monitored the suspect\u2019s route relayed by the OnStar Emergency Advisor and decided the best place to make the stop was on an area bridge.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt was decided that the Vienna Bridge was the most ideal location for OnStar to conduct a slowdown and the likelihood for the suspect to flee from that location would be more difficult and undesirable for him because there\u2019s just nowhere for him to go,\u201d said Corporal Wescott Jones of the Dorchester County Sheriff\u2019s Department.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The suspect was arrested on the bridge without incident.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cEverything went perfectly, like textbook,\u201d Jones says. \u201cAfter the suspect was taken into custody, he did advise that, if the vehicle had not come to a slowdown and stop, and he was not on the bridge, that he was certainly going to flee from any traffic stop that was going to be performed by law enforcement.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Law enforcement credits the quick thinking of officers, cooperation between departments and OnStar technology for bringing this dangerous situation to a safe conclusion.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><i>For more information on Stolen Vehicle Assistance, including Stolen Vehicle Slowdown, click<\/i><a href=\" https:\/\/experience.gm.com\/support\/onstar-connected-services\/safety-security-features\/stolen-vehicle-assistance\"> <i>here<\/i><\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2880827 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2880827\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f45c2b1\" data-id=\"f45c2b1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24c5445 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"24c5445\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:emergencyservices@onstar.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2023 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/onstaronthejob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/TELL-US-347x24-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"347\" height=\"24\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c85c6b7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c85c6b7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f1bc3f2\" data-id=\"f1bc3f2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13e659c elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"13e659c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">* Requires paid plan, working electrical system, cell reception, GPS signal, armed GM factory-installed theft-deterrent system, contact method on file and enrollment to receive alerts. Additional messaging and data rates may apply. Services are intended to assist with vehicle recovery and do not prevent theft or protect against damage or loss. Check <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onstar.com\/pricing\">here<\/a> for details and limitations.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OnStar\u2019s Stolen Vehicle Slowdown\u00ae Helped Police Safely Apprehend a Violent Suspect OnStar technology recently diffused a dangerous situation in Maryland. Fruitland Police Department received a call that a man with a violent criminal history assaulted and carjacked a local woman and fled the scene with unknown intentions. 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