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The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department will equip 16 patrol cars by this summer with the “Grappler,” a a Batman -inspired device invented to halt fleeing drivers.He had been a fan of police reality shows, but cringed when innocent bystanders got hurt in car chases.
Stock decided to do something about it, and invented the Grappler. The device attaches to the front of a police vehicle, and looks like a net. When a police pursuer draws close to a suspect vehicle, the device can be lowered until it makes contact with the back of the fleeing vehicle’s tire. A net then wraps around a single tire of the suspect’s vehicle, and then the patrol car can slow down, bringing the suspect’s vehicle to screeching stop with a long-tether.Judge berates IT worker who helped him with computer glitch in viral clip Why TSA workers in Atlanta are being ordered to give back gift cards that Tyler Perry handed out during shutdownEach Grappler costs $5,270, which doesn’t include installation and training. The net is not for sale to the public, Stock says. The device found its first usage with the Phoenix Police Department in 2018, and the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department became the first law enforcement agency in California to use it last year. Stock says some officers say it looks like something that belongs on the Batmobile, Batman’s high-tech vehicle. “I talk to police officers constantly,” Stock said. “Almost every time, someone comes up to me and tells me they thought it was just a gimmick.”“It’s a game-changer,” Lt. Jason Santistevan told the LA Daily News. “Being in law enforcement for about 22 years, this is probably the best technology we have right now at stopping pursuits … preventing them, as well.” Riverside officers say the device could save lives. In one instance, a suspect entered the freeway driving the wrong direction, and cops halted him with the device. “If you think of that scenario,” the lieutenant told the LA Daily News, “and you think about all these preemptive grapples that we’re doing now, preventing pursuits, one of the things that we can’t put a value on … what did we just prevent?The San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office in Northern California has also deployed the device, along with a third law enforcement agency in California.Judge berates IT worker who helped him with computer glitch in viral clipPentagon preparing for weeks of ground operations in Iran — as Trump warned regime to ‘get serious’ about peace deal: reportLast day to save on Kyle Richards’ Amazon favorites, from leggings to skincare that ‘makes such a difference’Mamdani shows no respect for older New Yorkers who are killed — but he has plenty of sympathy for law breakersStream It Or Skip It: 'Jo Nesbø's Detective Hole' On Netflix, Where A Troubled Detective Tracks Down A Serial Killer Who Is Terrorizing Oslo
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