Vehicle security system with interior images sent to remote location via cellular telephone

When a vehicle intruder or theft alarm is triggered either by sensors or by manual activation of a panic button, still or moving images of the interior of the vehicle are captured by a camera. These images, along with vehicle identification data and the time and date of the incident are sent via cellular mobile telephone communications to a remote location, such as a police command centre. Tracking of the vehicle may be achieved via the repeated sending of updated images and data via the cellular communication link. The system preferably dials a preprogrammed telephone number preferably linked to an email system within a police computer network.