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GPS Tracking Tech Aims to Make SD Police Pursuits Safer

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MITCHELL, S.D. (MITCHELLNOW) The South Dakota Highway Patrol is introducing new technology to cut down on dangerous high-speed chases. The system, called StarChase, launches a small GPS tracker onto a fleeing vehicle, allowing troopers to monitor it in real time without maintaining a risky pursuit. Officials say this approach lets them back off during the chase and make arrests later under safer conditions. StarChase is already in use in several patrol cars statewide.

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