OnStar and a missing child

Will the same technology be able to be used as part of an Amber Alert activation in the future? A car equipped with OnStar could be disabled if it were being used by an abductor. When a child is abducted with a vehicle being used they will travel approximately a mile per minute from the scene of [...]

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Too Much Family Info?

Have you ever considered how much information you may be providing about your family as your innocently run errands? You may want to view this CBS47 video.
Too Much Family Info Stickers on cars may now be helping criminals target your family.

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Child dies after being left in car

Depending on where you live, it could result in criminal charges being filed should you leave your child unattended in a car. Eleven states have laws against leaving kids in cars, and seven have legislation pending. Four states make it a criminal offense if the child dies or is injured.
A woman in Ohio, left her [...]

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Arizona carjacking

In this previous post “When keys and close are not enough” these questions were asked.
Do you leave your children in the car while going about your business? Do you take the keys? Do you lock the doors?
In some states, it doesn’t matter.
Depending on where you live, it could result in criminal charges being filed. Eleven [...]

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Abductions and carjackings

In an interview with Janette Fennell, Kids and Cars, president and founder, KGBT-4 TV in Harlingen, Texas she questions why there are no readily available products to alert parents if their child is left in the car.
One company offering a built in Personal Car Communicator is Volvo but not for why you might think.
Volvo’s flagship S-80 sedan includes a [...]

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