Washington (CNN) - Sen. Bob Corker said Thursday that his daughter is fine but "really sore" after being pulled from her car and thrown to the ground in a carjacking in the nation's capital Wednesday night.
The Tennessee Republican said his 22-year-old daughter, Julia, stopped the family's 2005 Chevy Tahoe not far from their apartment - just nine blocks from the U.S. Capitol building - to help someone she thought needed directions.
"A gentleman appeared, opened the door, grabbed her by the neck," the senator said. "She kicked to try to get away ... and he threw her on the pavement and drove away."
Corker credited the vehicle's OnStar system with helping to locate it, and the suspects were taken into custody a short time later in a parking lot in Seat Pleasant, Maryland.
"It's pretty incredible how quickly they were able to apprehend" the suspects, the senator said. The two people in the car were taken into custody by police in Seat Pleasant after OnStar determined their exact location and showed that the vehicle was not moving, Corker explained.
The Seat Pleasant authorities were notified by OnStar that the stolen car was in their jurisdiction, and were provided the description and tag number of the vehicle, Seat Pleasant Police Sgt. Leroy Patterson told CNN.
"The officers just searched and they saw a vehicle matching that description," Patterson said, adding that the two suspects were taken to a Maryland station to be interviewed by Metropolitan Police detectives. The Metropolitan department "will handle the actual charges, because the incident happened in Washington, D.C.," Patterson explained.
The senator praised the work of the Metropolitan Police the U.S. Capitol Police, the FBI and the Seat Pleasant Police.
He also admitted that he often thought about canceling the OnStar service subscription.
"I was telling the lady who handles that for me in Chattanooga, each month I was saying, 'I don't want to pay this, I don't want to pay this,'" Corker said, adding that it was a nominal fee.
But he kept the service, "thinking that maybe OnStar would be of some help" someday, Corker said.
"Certainly it paid off tremendously last night," he said.
Updated: 5:10 p.m.
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How about cracking down on the nation's capital and the other city centers where crime is at high levels
The police are doing a good job, but I hear stories about shoot outs in the streets of Berkeley along the Oakland border and such
My thought is higher police presence
The senator's daughter got very lucky in many ways and that they caught them soon after... that just isn't so normal, but I am glad for her
god bless
Gotta love on-star for that. Glad she is OK. Scary stuff.
Don't really think this is news worthy.
I am glad she is ok. But why did she open the window that time of Night?
Maybe the D.C. City Council should be addressing the crime and economic problem rather than fringe issues. Disagree with the Senator or not, thank heavens his daughter is safe.
I am very happy that this young lady was not hurt seriously.
Ladies and gentlemen, please learn from this. NEVER OPEN YOUR WINDOW for Aanyone! JUST DRIVE AWAY even if you have to go through a read light!
This indident could easily have not had a happy ending???!!!???
Who cares??? Why is this news?
Stay classy D.C.
Nepotism at its finest, amazing how a no-nothing daughter of a senator got a no-show job right out of college....must of been tea-baggers upset at govt corruption!
"...Corker, who works in the city, was stopped at a red light last night near the Verizon Center between 9 p.m. ET and 9:30 p.m. ET when a person knocked on her window. She rolled the window down and the person was able to open the door and then "dragged her out of the vehicle by force and threw her onto the pavement and drove away..."
WELCOME TO THE BIG CITY, COWGIRL!
I wonder if the FBI would get involved if my daughter was hijacked? Ah! I didn't think so.
Hmmmm will Corker be more reasonable with stimulus programs that target crime now.
Good for Seat Pleasant Police and OnStar.
Lets see, if you are a Senator's daughter and you get carjacked the FBI and Capitol Police respond. Who responds to the average "Joe"?
While I do feel sorry that this girl was carjacked, I don't understand why CNN bothers to report it. Carjackings occur on a daily basis to people all over this country. Just because it happens to one of our politicians shouldn't make it national *news*.
if she only had a gun!!!
Why is Jack Cafferty the only member of CNN talking about the climate hoax? TOday on CNN's main page,they talk about a town in Alaska dying. WHat a pile of crap! CNN, ABC, NBC, CBS, shame on you!
Rolling down your window in DC for a stranger is a sure way to become a statistic. Hope she wasn't hurt.
One thing I have learned from working in the legal profession is that criminals are dumb. I mean D-U.M-B. What did they think that black do-hickey was on top of the car?
Did sher forget to put on the bumper sticker that said: "Stop I'm a Senator's Daughter"? I don't mean to be crass, but welcome to the everyday lives, assaults, and incidents of the OTHER 99% of the population.
Politicians NEVER step and DEAL with REAL WORLD issues until it impacts their family. I'm glad to hear his daughter is fine, but this is a wake up call to politicians who continue to bury their heads in the sand when it comes to FIXING the legal system. It's seriously broken and desperately needs modification. Laws are outdated for today's criminals and needs to be adjusted as we move into the 21st Century.
Stricter LAWS, BETTER laws and appropriate LAWS need to be implemented, passed and adhere to. This is NOTHING new, anyone in DC or any other urban city KNOWS this reality.
So much for safety...if the White House can be crashed...this is not news!
Glad to hear the young lady was not hurt. I hope not to see any assinine political commentary somehow attached to this event.
I wonder how much 'mileage" will GM will get from this event given the role that the "OnStar" option played in the apprehension.
I'm glad to see that the assailants were aprehended so quickly. Need to dramatize that as a deterence to other tack heads.
As an Independent Liberal, I say it's time to get tough on violent crime.
ANY VIOLENT CRIME, ten years for the first offense and recycle them for body parts on the second offense.
Too many people on the planet anyway.
Tell me exactly why a woman, or anyone else, would roll down their window for someone that knocks on it???? Evidently, her parents have not taught her the basic knowledge needed for life.
AND thanks for the excellent job done by the Seattle area policeman who straightened out that cop-killer problem for good.
Thank goodness for OnStar!!!
Glad Julia is okay, but let's face it, the nation's capital is (for the most part) a crime-ridden cesspool. Not surprising!!
Uh hunh, and if you are just an ordinary citizen in D.C., not the daughter of a senator, will the DC Metro Police, Capitol Police and FBI show up if you are carjacked?
Uh, no, methinks not.
Welcome to the real world.
And how about a thank you to Onstar? Glad to see she was driving a GM product!!
Why did she open her window for them in the first place? When driving, doors should be locked and one should never put down their window for a stranger, especially a young lady who is driving alone at night. She is blessed that the situation wasn't a lot worse and all they wanted was her car.
Anyone want to point out what that DC is run and controlled by liberal democrats, or would that be stating the obvious. Don't worry Obama will apologize to the car jackers, tell the cops that arrested them they were stupid and offer to pay all of their living expenses for the rest of their lives. It is the liberal way.
happens ecvvery day who cares
A child of a US Senator is stupid enough to roll down her window for a complete stranger? In D.C.??
Oh wait. They're from Tennessee.
What kind of quid pro quo crap got his daughter a job in DC?
OMG! A Republican finally got a taste of "reality." It's the end of the world! What's next for the GOP? Will they be able to comprehend things like "facts" and "information" or will they stay mired in rumors, lies, and mis-information?
Corker became a Senator by running that heinous ad against Rep. Ford suggesting he was 'commingling' with a blonde white woman. Sorry his daughter was attacked but every time I see him it invokes his destructive campaign. Tennessee should be ashamed to have such a representative. Had it voted for its native son we would have been spared the Bush II horrorcracy. This seems to be the only way Corker has been in the news, but being a mediocrity perhaps he represents his state well.
She rolled down her window in near SW D.C.at night? Clueless!
Carjacked in nation's capitol? Was she driving around the Rotunda?
Welcome to the nation's capital. The crime rate, if not the highest in the nation, is among the highest in the nation.
If we are to believe the police, of course, they will say that crime is down.
On the other hand, if we evaluate the reports of crime in the media, we know that all police departments lie about the crime rates in their cities.
It interest how fast the suspects were apprehended in this carjacking. When other carjacking goes unsolved.
Wow, glad she is OK.
I'm sorry to hear about his daughter, but that aside, Corker is a disgusting redneck.
And the attacks on Republicans reach a new low.
This kind of thing happens everyday, some are lucky and some not so lucky. Very Happy Ending-
God Bless you senator and your daughter
This was unfortunate but why would you roll down your window for someone you don't know. Sorry that was very stupid! I live in the area and I would not dare to something like that.
sure wish regular citizens would get FBI intervention.
ah the live of privileged oligarchy.
gee... in our nations capital ,,, thats a big surprise,,,,not....how sad....
Will this be prosecuted as a hate crime?
Well, I hope this once again bring up this subject and reminds drivers not to ever roll the window down, especially at nightime, to strangers. Big mistake.
WOW. FBI for the elite.
Wow ... stopped at a red light ... 9:00 at night in downtown D.C. ... someone knocks on your window and you ... roll the window down??
Mr. Corker's daughter obviously wasn't raised in anything resembling the "real America" that the rest of us live in.
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Thanks for Having ON STAR ,
Amazing too bad they do not do this for the normal public.
ahhhh poor girl
Its interesting to note that in DC you cant have hand guns. Or at least couldn't. Im not sure about their carry laws, but im pretty sure you cant. Either way she shouldn't have rolled the window down.
Not trying to be mean to the daughter, but seriously, how dumb is it to roll down your car window for some stranger on the street?
Sorry to hear about it BUT opening a window for someone you don't know and at night is not smart! I don't even do that as a male!'
There are carjackings everyday across the U.S. I don't even see why this should be newsworthy.
If she'd had a sign on her car saying "My Daddy is a Senator," she would never have been carjacked. Bet they're sorry now!
These two criminals need to have the book thrown at them.
But, honestly, who rolls down their window when some skellum approaches their vehicle and knocks?
Perhaps she can call across town and ask the Attorney General if this classifies as a "hate-crime."
The young lady obviously should have used more common sense... a person should never roll down their car window more than a slight crack if someone taps on it. She's lucky she wasn't seriously hurt or worse!
Your ratings really suck teabags.
Okay this is a note to anyone. DO NOT roll your window down for anybody! (I'm even skeptical of most police officers after they pull me over.)
Photon Torpedo
It's good to know she drives a GM vehicle. At least some of our leaders are supporting our domestic industries.
Why would you roll your window down for a random person knocking on your window?? Everyone here in DC knows not to do something stupid like that.
While I feel sorry for her.... it was her own fault
Thank god she is al right. however the retuglicans are the ones who are responsible for the economic crisis we are in people do not have
jobs so they resort to stealing which is wrong to make ends meet.I wish it was the senator and not his daughter.
I, of course, do not want to see anyone get hurt. But, why can't the police catch a carjacker of an everyday Joe? I mean if my car was car jacked and I was thrown to the pavement (essentially unharmed), would the "Metropolitan Police Department, U.S. Capitol Police and the FBI quickly responded to the incident?" I doubt it.
Sounds like a good advertisement for OnStar if you ask me. I'll be getting the system installed as soon as I can.
I'm glad she's O-K. I hope this taught her that she should NEVER roll down her window when somebody knocks. Or at least roll it down far enough so you could hear what the person wants.
Best Wishes to Julia and the Corker family
Is this the first time a car has ever been hijacked in DC?
Must be if it is newsworthy to put on the ticker!!!
Being a resident in the state of TN, I only ask ... why in the world...this violent world...would she lower her window to a stranger? Was she never taught the rules of the real world? Is she that naive? I am very happy that she is safe and I hope the two that were arrested are the ones who violated her rights are the found guilty and punished accordingly... But...most of all I hope she learned a lesson. The world is no longer safe. Sad.......
And if you or I had been carjacked in Washington, D.C. would the capitol police and FBI have gotten involved?
My guess is that the cops would have taken a report and then told me or you that there was nothing much to be done about it. And that would be that.
a 22 year old woman driving alone at night. 9pm and someone she does not know knocks on her window and she opens it?
Does she not know how dangerous the nations capital is?
The height of stupidity.
What college did they send her to?
Better check where Rom Emanual was. Sounds like the ole Chi-Town hustle.
I wonder if she has healthcare insurance.
DC is the bluest area of the United States, this type of stuff is common when 97% of the population is liberal Democrat.
Since she is the daughter of a Republican, the comments about Palin's, Bush's and other republican's families leave no doubt that a majority of Democrats in this country are happy about this, only upset that she wan't hurt or harmed.
You should think of the type of people you align yourself with when you vote Democrat.
They will let them out of jail and the crime cycle will continue.
And maybe the same senator who slammed the US auto industry should thank On-Star for help in retriving his daughters car!
I'm glad she is ok, but seriously, if you don't have enough sense to not roll your window down for a stranger at night, while stopped at a light, (let alone during the day) then honestly, what do you expect. Unfortunately, this isn't they fifties anymore. You cannot trust everyone. She lives in D.C., she should know better than that. DC as the second highest murder rate in the nation. She is lucky she wasn't killed.
A horrible experience but very glad she was not seriously injured and that they caught the perpetrators. My thoughts and best wishes to the Corker family.
My question is why was their special treatment for his daughter? I don't know of another case where the FBI gets involved with a local matter. Yet again here is an instance where Congress is above the people they serve.
I'm gald his daughter is okay, but really this is not national news.
This lady was lucky.It does prove that statistic wise she would be safer in Afghanistan or Iraq than she is in Washington D,C. Thank Liberalism for that.It will get worse when the checks quit coming.
I suppose he's going to blame Obama for not keeping the nation's capital safe.
When did the FBI start investigating car jackings?
daughter carjacked, son carjacked....what is this...is this news....when nation is facing economy problems....jobs are shipped...not a single shirt made in USA....china, and other nations.....do not buy the shirts that say made in india, china, phillipines...only buy that are made in USA>>>>>good luck.......
First of all why would anyone roll a window down when a stranger knocks on it. Second, that's why it's good for citizens be armed for their protection.
Jeez loiuse!! What an idiot!! Why would any sane person, with a normal IQ roll down their window for anybody on foot? Another driver, maybe. But some idiot, in D.C.?? She was asking for trouble.
Yikes! That's a scare.
At least she's okay, that's the most important news.
Certain crimes should carry the death sentence and this is one. When it is determine by the victim and any other witnesses that this crime was committed by the person, then they should forfiet their life in 3 days.
Why in the world would she roll down the window to just anyone???
Just wait, extreme media will blame ACORN, socialism, and the thought of repealing tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans. It will be good to hear from these anti Americans at Fox.
We need to ban cars now so the car-jackings will stop.
And Washington DC does not want the law abiding citizens to have the right to protect themselves.
If she'd had a gun, she could have protected herself. D.C. has some of the most strict gun control laws and highest crime rates. Coincidence? Nope. It's so bad, several years ago their NBA team stopped using the "Bullets" name because it reflected on the horrible crime rates. Figure it out! Gun control only prevents law abiding citizens from protecting themselves. Criminals, by definition, don't follow the law and won't care if carrying/concealing a gun is illegal.
of course the senator's daughter works in washington, god forbid she made her own way in this world.
Seriously? She rolled down the window? Are you kidding me?
I'm a liberal, but I sincerely hope the young lady is okay and will not suffer emotional scars because of this crime. My best wishes to the Corkers for speedy recovery.
I'm glad that girl is safe. Don't roll down your windows the next time. These fools crazy out here. DC is not Tennessee.
Why would you open your window to a stranger at 9 PM at night??
I'm glad that Ms. Corker wasn't harmed. Throw the book at these idiots, stories like this are too common.
Got to love that GM Onstar,
She rolled her window down? Is she an idiot? She was locked in and she practically gave them the car. Why didn't she just keep going? You don't stop when you are a woman alone at night on the road in DC. She was lucky not to be killed. Carjackings seem to be on the rise in this area. A driver was shot and one of the carjackers was also shot and killed by the shooter in DC a few days ago.
Too bad the regular people of this country don't get that kind of response. If it had been just a regular person, they probably would have been put on hold or told an officer will be out to take a report shortly.
Hello!!!! do ya think putting more monies into the police depts across the nation instead of lowering it. Yes, they can't be everywhere. BUT,
maybe these creeps that are all over could of done this multiple times, been in jail multiple times for the same thing. instead of in and out withing a few hours or a couple weeks. How about 10 years or so. Maybe they might get the message. If not, catch them again and 20 years, 3rd time life w/o parole. Our laws need to get oh so tuff and maybe these social misfits will get the message that we are tired of all these criminals taking over all of us.
now she knows how his constituents feel.....
Let me guess,
Verizon Center area.
9PM.
Easy unsuspecting prey trying to be helpful (bad move).
Carjacking.
OnStar tracking system.
Carjackers completely unware of the tracking system capabilities. (dumb)
Carjackers arrested in Seat Pleasant MD.
Can we trust each other, The answer is No!!!! Never will. It really is an easy call.
Wow did they pick the wrong car to jack.
But seriously, who tries to jack a newer GM anymore? Don't they watch TV? The OnStar commercials are on ever fourth commercial.
lol good for her! What on was she doin there!
You must be an idiot to carjack a vehicle equiped with OnStar. I mean, seriously?
good thing they got the bad guys or the senator would have the army, navy , marines and air force looking for that special girl,
and any job s there for citizens and not politicans familys , and friend s and donators ???????????????????
Rule # 1
Don't open the window.
Rule #2
Drive away.
Welcome to the Real World, Senator!
Tourists to the White House would be amazed if they traveled out a few miles from the White House circus attractions.
All you see are squalid ghetto's, terrible living conditions, homeless people, beggars and muggers.
Lesson learned, hopefully now she won't roll her window down for strangers.
Never ever roll down the window at a red light. Too bad she wasn't prepared and armed for her self defense and shot the buggers on the spot.
As a mother and grandmother, I really feel for the Senator, and pray that he and his daughter can, in time, put this behind them. We worry so about our kids, we just hate to let them out of sight. They can't even be safe in the nations capital. What a world we live in. I wish the penalty for carjacking were a lot stiffer than it is.
Oh good now a tougher car jacking bill will be passed cause one of their own got attacked.......Woo-Hoo see that's all it takes.
This just proves that gated communities, wealth, and power do not protect you from a disintegrating society. Perhaps Mr. Corker will adopt a different outlook on his party's tax, health, and education policies which favour the rich and leave too many people without a future, many of whom then turn to crime. America has 5% of the world's population and 25% of the world's prisoners.
What difference does it make weather the victim's father was a senator, Democrat or Republican? All this is is a story for the media. The same organized crime organizations destroying America.
Sen. corker's daughter needs to start using some Street Smarts. It is obvious that the carjacking may not have happened if the young lady had not rolled down her driver's side window.
She's lucky she didn't earn herself a Darwin Award. I mean, WHO ROLLS DOWN THE WINDOW?!?!?!?
Why is this considered to be news worthy? Numerous car jacking and other more serious crimes are committed each day. Why do we need to pay more attention to this particular crime because the victim happens to be related to a US senator?
A lesson never taught and learned, apparently. You don't EVER roll down your window or respond to anyone like that on the road.
ESPECIALLY while stopped at a red light. Simple common sense should tell you STRANGER DANGER!
If Ms. Corker wishes to recuperate in Canada, a country her father disparaged not long ago, she's most welcome.
Up here, carjackings are (thankfully) less frequent.
We'll send "daddy" the bill later:-)
Glad she's ok. Perhaps the good senator will now push to end all probation, diversion, parole, suspended sentences and for the strict enforcement of all three strikes laws. Chances are these characters have a lengthy rap sheet and have been given more than enough chances to change.
I'm glad the young lady is okay but i have to ask, if it was an ordinary citizen would the three agencies(especially) the FBI would have responded so quickly. We have carjackings in this country every minute and the Fbi don't get involved. Truely i understand the situation and again i'm glad she is okay but the answer stands.
Thank You,
It is unfortunate that this kind of thing happened. It would be great if they around time for car jackings in D.C. could be this quick. It seems that just because it was a senator's daughter every law enforcement detail was put on alert. This type of response should be for all citizens of this country.
The FBI was involved due the interstate nature of the crime, as the crime occured in DC and the suspects were caught in Maryland; not because the crime involved a Senator's daughter.
Hope you Libs can whip up some more ill sentiment at the misfortune of a Republican Senator's family. That makes you look absoulutely stellar.
Let's not blame the victim. Okay, she rolled down the window. That doesn't give someone the right to assault her and take her car.
"America has 5% of the world's population and 25% of the world's prisoners."
Dont forget: and 100% of the world's neocon morons.
Too bad they didnt take corker too. He's a disgusting human being.
If DC had gun laws more like Virginia, that young woman would've been able to defend herself instead of getting carjacked and roughed up like that. Unfortunately, DC's gun laws are too much like California's and New York City's laws, so this sort of carjacking happens on a regular basis here. That doesn't happen so much over in Virginia, where law-abiding citizens can actually defend themselves from such criminals.
Washington DC. Murder Captial of the USA as well. Thankfully she didn't face a far worse fate!
I am glad the young lady is alright. Regardless of political preference no one should be so heartless as some of these comments posted. I thought as Americans we are better than that but I guess I am wrong. I am praying for those of you who are so mean and for our country.
Im glad she is okay but really who rolls down the window for a stranger at night? sounds like someone didnt do a great job at parenting.
While I'm sure everyone hopes his daugher is okay, Bob Corker is a first-class jerk. He slandered his opponent's race to get elected in 2006. Tennessee is apparently a state where that little tactic is still legitimate. There's a joke about karma and car jacking in here somewhere, I've leave it to you to think of a punchline.
Seriously considering getting OnStar in my vehicle as well!
us regular folk that aren't rich and famous already know don't roll down the window or unlock the doors in the city...also been mugged before and pulled from the car, doesn't take long to learn how to survive
Glad she's ok. Now if we can just get the FBI to help the republicans past health care, from the health care jacking.
I am glad that she is safe. I imagine Sen. Corker would have been beside himself if she had been seriously injured. Sen. Corker, other parents have children who are threatened by illness and may die without proper healthcare. How are you going to vote in the bill?
I'm a bit confused by the people that are putting the blame on gun control. Most people would not have the time to grab their gun to defend themselves in a situation like this, she didn't even have time to hit the gas pedal. Reality check anyone?
Politics is a wonderful thing, it lets us forget that we are all humans. If something terrible happens to a democrat the republicans laugh, if something terrible happens to a republican the democrats laugh. Ignorance is everywhere and in both parties. You are all a bunch of tools.
OnStar if you want to believe it, glad she's safe. The whole police department was probably working around the clock because of who her daddy is.
The best ON STAR protect is a 357 Magnum
You guys may all think that Corker is an idiot but isn't he the one that ask the CEO's of the car companies how they got to DC did they fly their private company jets? I bet you all said yah to that one.
"Dont forget: and 100% of the world's neocon morons."
Neocons are left of center. They have more in common with Blue dogs and RINOS then the right.
They have nothing in common with conservatives. That's not what the "con" in neocon means.
But they are morons.....but most people left of center are.
I'm surprised no one here has blamed GW for this too...
All the proof one needs of the idiocy of left is to read some of these comments. I be their tune would change if a Kennedy were involved!
Eric,, are you the RNC payroll. you keep posting dumb messages, must be right after you drink the FAUX news kool-aid
Guess that OnStar commercial I've seen about them getting your stolen car located are true. Hmm... how much are those malibus?
For all of you rocket scientists that believe that this young lady would have been better off had she been armed, take this rare occasion to put on your thinking caps. Can you imagine what could have happened if she tried to pull out a gun on two men who were attempting to carjack her? Surely those of you who are in favor of guns have taken the time to educate yourselves on the stats as it pertains to gun owners. The fact is she has a far greater chance of getting injured or killed by her own gun if she had one during that incident. Let's work on using that organ between the ears a little more.
I am glad Senator Corker's daughter is okay. But I guess if he voted in favor of government support (funding) for more police, better education = less criminals, green and other industries = jobs = less criminals, and oh General Motors with OnStar then his party would out him as a socialist. Just saying...have a nice day.
Corker hijacked his Senate seat in my state of TN....I wonder if Harold Ford had bought an on star maybe we would have a different Senator.
In Orlando we have similar violent crime problems.
Lessons for us all:
1. Never roll down window or open door to help people on street.
2. Never get out of car after accident without calling police first.
A French tourist was shot in the chest and his rental car was stolen after stopping 1 mile from the airport to ask for directions to Disney.
Smart girl to drive a GM product. Most car-jackers would steal something more valuable or dependable. Maybe the car-jackers were so busy profiling her because of her race and gender that they didn't notice the make of the vehicle.
Sorry this had to happen to anyone,I hope the young lady Is doing well.
If it was a liberal senator's daughter, would all the hate crap be posted? That ought to tell you something. Having said that, this is really not national newsworthy
Great that the girl is okey-dokey, but come on, is this really news for the rest of us? A man in Albuquerque, New Mexico EXECUTES his 9 month old daughter due to a domestic problem, and not a whiff by mainstream media. I also agree with all those who say that for the average Joe, the F.B.I., and/or the rest of the Alphabet soup law enforcement, would have not even given a carjacking a passing interest. I am sure that the first call the Senator made, (before calling his own family) was to the FBI, and bingo-bango, his daughter's precious Tahoe is recovered. OnStar deserves the credit for a happy ending.
The fact that she was driving a GM is even more shocking.
Good for the Croker, buying American.
The ACLU will make sure the felons (and potential murderers) who committed this heinous act are out on the street again really soon. The criminals need their own lobby, and that's what ACORN, the ACLU, Obama and Pelosi are all about, protecting criminals, welfare recipients and terrorists at the expense of law abiding citizens.
Glad she's not hurt however another one with no common sense.
No one wants to hear it, but....if she were an ordinary citizen, it's doubtful she'd ever see her car again. Just say my daddy's a senator, and all will scramble for you.
After health care reform, I want "On Star" under my Christmas tree!