(AP) - Police say a man fired from a Texas auto dealership used an Internet service to remotely disable ignitions and set off car horns of more than 100 vehicles sold at his former workplace.
Austin police arrested 20-year-old Omar Ramos-Lopez on Wednesday, charging him with felony breach of computer security.
Police say Ramos-Lopez used the password of a former colleague to deactivate starters and set off car horns. Several car owners say they had to call tow trucks and were left stranded at work.
The dealership installs GPS devices that can prevent cars from starting. The system is used to repossess cars when buyers are overdue on payments.
Ramos-Lopez remains in the Travis County Jail with bond set at
$3,000.
(Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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