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'''StarChase''' is company that produces GPS tracking devices of the same name, for law enforcement purposes. Developed from early 2006, the [[Less than lethal|less-than-lethal]] vehicle [[tagging system]] tags, tracks, and locates a fleeing vehicle.<ref name=BBC>{{cite news |title=GPS bullets are latest weapon for American police |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-24731080 |access-date=14 February 2024 |work=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=29 October 2013}}</ref>
The system was developed to reduce the need for, and the inherent danger of [[Car chase#In reality|high speed pursuits]]{{Broken anchor|date=2024-03-24|bot=User:Cewbot/log/20201008/configuration|reason= The anchor (In reality) [[Special:Diff/1058960798|has been deleted]].}}.<ref name=BBC /> The US National Institute of Justice at one time was looking at technologies to reduce personnel and property damage, including [[Spike strip|tyre deflation devices]], electronics interference (through electronic discharge immobilising devices, electromagnetic radiation devices, and directed energy devices), and remote tracking.<ref>{{cite web |title=Technology for Pursuit Management |url=https://nij.ojp.gov/topics/articles/technology-pursuit-management |website=National Institute of Justice |publisher=Government of the United States of America |access-date=14 February 2024 |date=3 March 2013}}</ref>
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 [[Global Positioning System|GPS]] tracker and [[Quad-band|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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://starchase.com/assets/downloads/StarChase%20Tech%20Specification%20Sheets%20UPDATED.pdf|title=StarChase Tech Specification Sheets – UPDATED|date=10 Sep 2015 |website=StarChase.com |publisher=StarChase LLC |location=Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191226002647/https://starchase.com/assets/downloads/StarChase%20Tech%20Specification%20Sheets%20UPDATED.pdf|archive-date=26 December 2019|access-date=26 Dec 2019}}</ref> The deploying vehicle must be within {{convert|25|ft}} range of the offending vehicle.<ref name=crewe>{{cite news |title=Making police pursuits safer |url=https://www.courier-record.com/articles/featured-stories/making-police-pursuits-safer/ |access-date=14 February 2024 |work=Courier-Record |date=8 November 2023 |location=Crewe, Virginia, USA}}</ref> The tracking signal location is then monitored from a dispatcher's computer screen. In 2013, the vehicle-mounted solution was US$5000 per installation, and $500 for each bullet.<ref name=BBC /> By 2023, the device was US$5900.<ref name=crewe />
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