WYANDOTTE, Mich. (WXYZ) — Wyandotte police officers are now equipped with a new tool designed to bring dangerous police chases to a safe stop. The device, called the Grappler, makes Wyandotte the second police agency in Michigan to add this technology to their arsenal.

The Grappler works by deploying a net that wraps around a fleeing vehicle's rear tire, causing it to lock up on the suspension components and bring the car to a controlled stop. Officers from several agencies trained with the device Wednesday in Wyandotte.

"When the net's deployed, a police officer will drive that net into a rotating rear tire, and the tire brings the net up and over and gets locked up on the suspension components," said Leonard Stock, the device's inventor.

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