“Bloodbath” Averted: Onstar Call Alerts Police


	“Bloodbath” Averted: Onstar Call Alerts Police

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9-28-2008 7:58 PM

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<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://www.clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/dd632107-8366-4ee6-bd18-a94fc8ef55ab/D79ECA93-7857-47C4-AA3C-DD21AC056A12/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.woai.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=836d92fb-9f61-4625-a125-17c4007f1fb2" href="http://www.woai.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=836d92fb-9f61-4625-a125-17c4007f1fb2" style="font-size: 11px;">www.woai.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.woai.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=836d92fb-9f61-4625-a125-17c4007f1fb2"><P>SAN ANTONIO - Several lives very well may have been saved when a man called Onstar and threatened to kill himself and others if they interfered.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.woai.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=836d92fb-9f61-4625-a125-17c4007f1fb2"><P>Known for its road side assistance, help with directions, and emergency services, Onstar may have saved many people's lives Friday night after a New Braunfels man said something very scary to the Onstar operator.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.woai.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=836d92fb-9f61-4625-a125-17c4007f1fb2"><P>“He stated that he's been off his medication and that he was down in San Antonio and he wanted to cause a blood bath,” said Sgt. Daniel Anders from the San Antonio Police Department.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.woai.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=836d92fb-9f61-4625-a125-17c4007f1fb2">Police were called and Onstar was able to tell them exactly where to find the man. </blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.woai.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=836d92fb-9f61-4625-a125-17c4007f1fb2"><P>“We were able to talk him out of the vehicle peacefully,” Sgt. Anders told News 4.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.woai.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=836d92fb-9f61-4625-a125-17c4007f1fb2"> a search of his vehicle revealed two shotguns with ammunition.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.woai.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=836d92fb-9f61-4625-a125-17c4007f1fb2"><P>Police told News 4 the man's wife had called earlier in the evening, warning them of his mental issues.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.woai.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=836d92fb-9f61-4625-a125-17c4007f1fb2"><P>Officers say they are relieved that a possible tragedy was averted by a push of a button.</P></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/D79ECA93-7857-47C4-AA3C-DD21AC056A12/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

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