NYPD Saves Suicidal Woman's Life Using Cell Phone Tracking Tech
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- A woman who was attempting to commit suicide was saved by a team of NYPD detectives and a sergeant after the officials were able to track her cell phone text messages.
According to police, the 39-year-old woman texted her husband at around 5 p.m. Wednesday, telling him that she planned to kill herself. Her husband then attempted to find his wife and called authorities when he was unsuccessful.
The NYPD Technical Assistance and Response Unit were able to pinpoint the woman's location, around 5th Avenue and 132nd Street in Manhattan, police said. Sgt. Mario Delio, along with three detectives, responded to the scene, where they found the woman's black BMW, police said.
"There was a t-shirt that we found stuffed into the tailpipe -- all the doors were locked, all the windows were up and the car was running at the time," Sgt. Mario Dileo told 1010 WINS' Al Jones.
The officers were about to break the glass when the woman regained enough consciousness to open a window, Jones reported.
Police officials noted that at the time of the discovery, the woman's cell phone was at 6 percent battery, making the officers' quick response time crucial in saving her life.
"We did anything any other officer or detective would do...try to save someone's life," Detective Alex Santiago, who was on the scene, said.
The woman was taken to Harlem Hospital and is in stable condition, police said.
