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DPS troopers use grappler to stop vehicle on I-10 in Tempe

By and
Updated  September 20, 2023 10:11am MST
Police Chases
FOX 10 Phoenix

TEMPE, Ariz. - A pursuit came to an end along Interstate 10 in Tempe on Wednesday morning after Arizona Department of Public Safety troopers used a grappler device to stop a vehicle.

DPS says the incident began when troopers tried to pull over a woman driving a white car for speeding near Casa Grande. The driver did not stop, so troopers began following her.

Troopers used a grappler device to stop the car along westbound I-10 near Warner Road. After stopping the car, troopers approached the vehicle with their guns drawn and took the driver into custody. Five people were inside the car, DPS said. 

"It's a device that lowers down from the pit bars. It deploys a net that wraps around the tires and incapacitates the vehicle," said DPS spokesperson Matthew Kothe.

DPS uses grappler to stop car on I-10

A pursuit came to an end along Interstate 10 in Tempe on Wednesday morning after Arizona Department of Public Safety troopers used a grappler device to stop a vehicle.

No one was hurt.

The freeway was shut down due to the incident, but it has since been reopened.

I10 grappler

A pursuit came to an end along Interstate 10 in Tempe on the morning of Sept. 20 after Arizona Department of Public Safety troopers used a grappler device to stop a vehicle.

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