StarChase. LLC
IndustryVehicle tracking system
Founded1 January 2001 Edit this on Wikidata
Headquarters
Virginia Beach Edit this on Wikidata
,
United States Edit this on Wikidata
Area served
United States
Websitestarchase.com

StarChase is the trade name of a less-than-lethal vehicle tagging system developed early in 2006 to tag, track and locate a fleeing vehicle of interest to police. Its components consist of an electronic tag in the form of a small, cylindrical projectile with the end covered in a viscous, industrial strength adhesive, which contains a battery-operated GPS tracker and Quad-Band transmitter (powered by a 1300 mAh dry cell), fired by compressed air from a small launcher on the front grille of a police car.[1]

"GPS bullets are latest weapon for American police; It sounds like something out of a James Bond movie - GPS bullets that can track the location of a suspect's car"]. BBC, 29 October 2013.</ref> The system was developed to reduce the need for, and the inherent danger of high speed pursuits.

Upon deployment to a target vehicle, the tag begins broadcasting its position to the dispatch center. Catching the vehicle, even without air support, now becomes a matter of strategic interdiction, rather than mere pursuit and interception.

The StarChase system, as of mid-2013 was in use by the Arizona Department of Public Safety,[2] Los Angeles Sheriff's Department, Austin Police Department,[3] and numerous other agencies all over the world, such as the Ontario Provincial Police.[4]

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References

  1. ↑ "StarChase Tech Specification Sheets – UPDATED" (PDF). StarChase. PO Box 10057, Virginia Beach, VA 23450: StarChase LLC. 10 Sep 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 December 2019. Retrieved 26 Dec 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  2. ↑ "Press Release: DPS becomes the first state-level law enforcement agency in the country to deploy the StarChase Pursuit Management System; The system, which DPS has already used with great success during pursuits, launches a GPS tracking device at fleeing vehicles". Arizona Department of Public Safety, September 30, 2009.
  3. ↑ "APD employs GPS dart system to track suspect vehicles". Daily Texan, February 14, 2013.
  4. ↑ "CityNews".

http://www.nij.gov/nij/topics/law-enforcement/operations/pursuit/technology-developments.htm#remotetracking


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