An Arizona Department of Public Safety soldier controlled to prevent a vehicle from chasing a immobilization device called Grappler in June.
On June 28, DPS infantrymen responded to reports of a vehicle driving erratically in Loop 202 near the U.S. Highway 60 Superstition.
They tried to avoid the vehicle, however, the user continued to drive recklessly and at different speeds, according to the statement.
Private Norman Hupp approached the rear of the vehicle and deployed the clamp on his bumper to lock the car’s rear rim with a 40-foot closure.
The Grappler is a giant network located on the front bumper of a patrol car that locks on the rear tire of the car they are chasing, forcing the vehicle to slow down and stop.
The device created through a Phoenix-based company to save it from death-resulting prosecutions and has been used by other law enforcement agencies across the country.
It is the first successful use of the Grappler for the department, according to the release, and DPS placed the device in cars throughout Arizona.
“The Grappler is a generation that makes a big difference to the soldiers,” Lt. Col. Jenna Mitchell, deputy director of the Highway Patrol Division, said in the statement. “This device has a positive effect on the protection of soldiers, the public and suspects, helping to prevent prosecutions in the safest way possible.”
The intervention device is recently in phase, Hupp said in a video release.
“I think it’s a very effective tool to prevent the prosecution of troubled drivers, bad drivers or criminals who make sure they don’t be avoided through us,” he said in the video.
Captain Jesse Galvez, dpS spokesman, said the incident, situations such as the type of management allowed Hupp to use the plane.
“Our purpose is to carry out these activities safely,” he said. “We welcome the other cutting-edge techniques and technologies that would allow us to do it safely.”
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