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Ga. deputies use new GPS tool to track criminals

Rockdale County Sheriff Eric Levett says high-speed chases too often end with a bang, and that is a problem

By Bernard Watson
WBRC

ROCKDALE COUNTY, Ga. — Rockdale County Sheriff Eric Levett says high-speed chases too often end with a bang, and that is a problem.

“We hope we can reduce chases from happening,” Levett said.

And Levett is convinced a small device from Starchase will help solve a major safety issue.

Starchase is a GPS system that tracks vehicles every two to three seconds, allowing law enforcement to back off chases. Fischbach says the tracker is fired from a patrol car using a non-lethal compressed air system.

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