There was a vehicle stolen locally at a ATM Machine. The owner was withdrawing some money and left the vehicle running. GET THIS! The vehicle has a GPS System in it and they are right now in the Pittsville on Laws Road and just turned onto Wongo Road! That's right, they're following the vehicle as we speak. I believe the SPD, WCSO and MSP are tracking it down.
THIS IS SO COOL! I'll keep you updated and posted.
UPDATE: The vehicle is a dark blue Chevy Malibu last noted in the Wango Road area.
UPDATE #2: The vehicle is a 2008 Malibu with a laptop and two cell phones inside. Indemnity Insurance Company is tracking the vehicle but not doing a very good job working with Police Agencies to allow them to lock into their own GPS Systems to get a better local signal.
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So, Joe, how soes a GPS in a stolen vehicle help in its tracking? I thought it was just an assist to whoever is driving said vehicle. Or do the cops have a way of locking onto the GPS and reading its directions?
A. Goetz
Art,
If you have a GPS System in your vehicle, the Insurance Company can track the vehicles location and nail the person who stole it. It's not just for going to and from a location. The same can be done with your cell phones. If you get hurt the phone company can locate you wherever you're at by tracking the cell phone.
With Verizon Wireless (CDMA phones), you have to have "location on" enabled to be pinpoint accurate. Otherwise they would have to use a grid of the cell towers you are connecting with, to estimate your location. If you use VZ Navigator or Chapperone, you would have location on enabled.
I'm not sure how GSM networks work with location tracking. (AT&T, T-Mobile and Nextel)
Joe, have the officers caught this felon yet? I think the stolen car racket is very important in the crime picture in Salisbury. Stolen cars are used in other crimes so even if a witness gets a tag number it's of no real use in identifying the thug.
anon 1:29,
you got a good man in bobby joe, hes a good guy.
Did the police stop updating you? Did the crook get away?
I was on my way to work and this blog got a "shout out" on radio station 95.3 !!!The DJ came on and mentioned he was browsing the "Salisbury News Blog" and relayed this story of the car theft and mentioned it as a "dumb criminals" thing.Wow!Now the radio stations are hitting this blog as a source!
Totmom that is a great thing isn't it? We citizens can't depend on the city making it safe for us, as long as the info gets out, no matter how it gets out is the way that forum of media is supposed to work. Citizens in Arms.
So did they all drop off the face of the earth? What happened?
MSP caught the pos in Berlin.
2:19
Thanks for keeping us informed. You are excellent at updating.
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