THE INTERNET OF THINGS: BMW Remotely Locks Stolen Car With Alleged Thief Still Inside.

Authorities say the suspect was prowling cars early last Sunday when he found an unlocked BMW 550i with the key inside and sped away. The owner—who had gotten married the day before and loaned her car to a friend—realized the car was missing at around 5 a.m. and reported it stolen to police.

After contacting BMW corporate, officers were given the current location of the vehicle by an employee. Police say they found the car idling in an alley with the suspect asleep inside. From the SPD Blotter:

BMW employees were able to remotely lock the car’s doors, trapping the suspect inside, presumably while hissing something terrifying like “I’m not locked in here with you, you‘re locked in here with me” into the car’s sound system.

Officers roused the suspect, who quickly, but unsuccessfully, tried to drive away.

Police say they then booked the suspect for auto theft and drug possession.

Catching thieves is all well and good, but for now I’m going to stick with driving older cars.