Revolutionary GPS Tool Enhances Police Pursuit Safety

But Culver City PD has a new tool that they say will make it much safer to find and arrest these criminals It's called Star Chase Sergeant John Tropiano's patrol car is one of 3 in the department that can now launch this foam GPS tracking dart that will stick to the fender of a suspect's vehicle during a pursuit with its magnetic adhesive layer Officers like Tropiano can then back off call in resources and track the vehicle from afar as it sends back data on the vehicle's location and speed to dispatch Ideally these Culver City police officers would deploy this GPS tracker when the fleeing suspect's vehicle has either stopped or going at slow speeds Any tools we can put in a place that are going to reduce the risk to the public reduce the risk to the police officers is great In Culver City Jasmine Veal KCAL News