By Kate Denardi, 21st Century State & Local
The police department in Methuen, Mass., hopes to avoid dangerous and potentially deadly high-speed car chases with GPS darts.
High-speed car chases not only put police officer lives at risk, but also are a significant risk to innocent bystanders. In Methuen, officers can engage in car chases only for serious crimes, such as murder or bank robbery. However, with StarChase’s GPS darts, police are hoping to drop the number of chases even lower.
The Methuen Police Department is the first police department in New England to use the darts.
“This is just one more tool in our toolbox that hopefully in the right situation and the right time we deploy it, it could save someone’s life,” Methuen Police Chief Joe Solomon explained to FOX25.
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