Police departments across the country are increasingly tagging fleeing cars with GPS tracking darts, instead of engaging in dangerous chases.
  • tomjuggler@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    6 months ago

    I’m my county a high percentage of cars have GPS trackers fitted already - by the owner - because of the high vehicle theft rate.

    I imagine if that police here just have to call up the tracking company to achieve the same result - something to think about actually (I don’t have one, my car isn’t worth much)

    • RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world
      English
      6·
      6 months ago

      I think if you’re in a car chase type situation, firing a dart is probably quicker than accessing someone else’s database