Nov-02-13
The Starchase lets police tag a car from a distance with a GPS device, allowing them to track a suspect without needing to resort to a dangerous car chase.
Currently being tested by police departments, the StarChase system features a compressed-air cannon loaded with adhesive GPS devices and mounted on the front of the police car. When an officer needs to follow a fleeing suspect, the cannon can be triggered to fire a small GPS module, which will stick to the rear of the car and allow dispatch to track the vehicle. The officer can then break off from the pursuit.
According to FBI studies, once suspects realize they are not being chased, they tend to slow down. The tracking device would let officers continue to follow the suspect, but from a greater distance and without instigating a high-speed chase.
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