Woman Stopped While Trying to Bring Skeleton on Plane

A 62 year old woman was stopped at a Munich airport after baggage control handlers found the skeleton of her brother in a plastic bag with her luggage. She and her 63 year old friend were taken away by police after a scan of the plastic bag showed a human skull and other bones. The women were trying to travel from Brazil to Italy.

After questioning, it was told that they woman was trying to fulfill the last wish of her brother to be buried in Italy, who had died 11 year earlier in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The woman gave the appropriate papers from Brazilian authorities for the transport and was allowed to take the skeleton to Italy.

GM OnStar System Plans to Stop Stolen Cars

The GM OnStar system is coming out with a new service that could literally stop a car that has been stolen and the radio could tell the thief to pull off to the side of the road because the police are watching. The system could also tell police where a stolen car is located. The officer could tell OnStar to slow down the moving vehicle to a halt.

Currently, drivers can call OnStar if they need emergency help with their car. Subscribers can choose not to have the new service if they don’t want it.

This could be a very useful service to decrease crime and car theft. It is estimated that 404 people were killed in the US last year in dangerous police car chases. The service could help high speed chases end less deadly. OnStar hopes that one day they will be able to have it to where a stolen car could be impossible to start.