Sheriff’s Office To Use GPS Projectiles To Reduce Chase Crashes

This area has seen too many law enforcement high-speed chases end in the loss of innocent lives, and the Guilford County Sheriff’s Office is hoping a new program will address that problem.

The Office is planning to start tagging fleeing suspects with GPS projectiles fired from patrol cars – and, in some cases, from a deputy’s hand – thanks to a new system the Guilford County Board of Commissioners is expected to approve at its first August meeting on Thursday, Aug. 7.

The $55,153 purchase includes four Guardian VX vehicle-mounted GPS launcher systems and one Guardian HX handheld launcher…

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