StarChase: Difference between revisions

'''StarChase''' is the trade name of a less-lethal vehicle tagging system developed early in 2006 to tag, track and locate a fleeing vehicle of interest to police. Its components consist of a tag, a small projectile with the end covered in a viscous adhesive which contains a [[Global Positioning System|GPS]] locator and a transmitter, fired by compressed air from a small launcher on the front grille of a police car.<ref name=bbc-2013oct29>[httphttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-24731080 "GPS bullets are latest weapon for American police; It sounds like something out of a James Bond movie - GPS bullets that can track the location of a suspect's car"]. [[BBC]], 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]], many of which are precipitated by traffic violations where the motorist is later found to have outstanding business with the court system.