LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Police took a fugitive wished on an tried homicide warrant into custody with the assistance of a tool referred to as the Grappler.
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Division shared a video on social media of how the gadget was used to take Vincent Farmer, 41, into custody as he tried to flee from officers on August 18.
Police stated officers have been responding to a name that Farmer had pushed his ex-girlfriend out of her automobile, stealing the automobile. In the course of the pursuit, officers realized Farmer had an arrest warrant out of Nye County for tried homicide.
To cease the stolen automobile, police used what they name a “Grappler stop” on U.S. 95, north of Kyle Canyon Street. It is a gadget the division began utilizing earlier this 12 months, in Could.
The Grappler shoots out from the police automobile and hooks onto the suspect’s wheel, wrapping round it whereas nonetheless related to the patrol automobile it’s deployed from, which successfully lets the officer’s automobile act as an anchor.
“As you’ll see in the video, the tool allowed our officers to bring this dangerous situation to a successful and peaceful resolution,” the social publish stated.
Police say this can be a safer solution to cease a automobile than utilizing spike strips or a PIT maneuver, the place a patrol automobile hits the suspect’s automobile.
In 2021, Nevada State Police Trooper Micah Could was laying down spike strips on I-15 in Las Vegas when a suspect ran over him, killing him.
Clark County court docket information present Farmer is dealing with prices of theft, grand larceny of a motorcar, and home battery, along with an tried homicide cost in Nye County.
