Stop Stick

http://www2.wnct.com/news/2012/sep/08/25/trooper-stuck-car-killed-during-suspect-chase-ar-2589757/

State troopers were chasing a suspect in a high speed vehicle pursuit.  In order to stop the suspect, they tried to deploy a stop stick to deflate the suspects vehicle tires.  While the trooper was deploying the stop sticks the suspect ran over the officer and killed him.

Too often officers are killed while trying to deploy stop sticks.  In my opinion the technology is not advanced enough to warrant continued use.  Frequently officers are killed or injured while trying to deploy stop sticks.

Equipment that will stop a moving car is a badly needed technology.  There needs to be a way to stop vehicles using equipment that does not endanger officers lives. Pursuits are dangerous enough without having to deploy stop sticks at the risk of your life.  If stop sticks are to be deployed they have to be emplaced miles before the suspect will arrive.  A suspect driving 100 miles per hour can travel a whole mile in about 90 seconds.  Deploying stop sticks can easily take several minutes.  Stopping pursuits is an important duty, but it needs to be done safely; that's what the SGT Says.