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StarChase in beta test with L.A. police department

Mar 1, 2006 12:00 PM, BY DONNY JACKSON

StarChase announced it signed a letter of intent with the Los Angeles Police Department to beta test its vehicle tagging-and-tracking solution. The solution lets officers fire a plum-sized device at a vehicle, whether it is moving or stationary, at a range of 30 feet. When the device strikes the vehicle, it immediately affixes using a specially formulated epoxy.

The system, which is CAD and AVL compatible, uses low-pressure compressed air (85 PSI) to launch the tagging device — about what a paintball gun uses to fire a pellet, which is considered non-lethal force. An officer can fire the device while inside the vehicle, or when walking towards the suspect using a hand-held wireless device.


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