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Cops in BC Are Using GPS Darts to Catch Drivers Who Won't Stop

It’s the first time the technology, widely used by police in the US and seen as a safer alternative to high speed chases, is being deployed in Canada.

Police in the Vancouver suburb of Delta are starting to fire darts with GPS tracking on them at speeding vehicles that refuse to stop.

It's the first time the technology, widely used by police in the US and seen as a safer alternative to high speed chases, is being deployed in Canada.

And it's the latest example of police in the BC lower mainland taking new steps to crack down on crime. Last year, the mayor of Surrey gave police real time access to traffic cameras at intersections to help curb gang warfare spilling onto the street. Surrey also launched a crowdsourced database of security cameras around the city in November.

In nearby Delta, cops had apparently been having a hard time pulling people over.

Over 70 vehicles failed to stop when police attempted to pull them over last year, Delta police spokeswoman Sharlene Brooks told VICE News.

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