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Monona police recommend adding grappler device to pursuit policy; council to consider authorization
Summary
Monona's police chief asked the City Council to amend the department's pursuit policy to allow a rear-axle entanglement 'grappler' device, citing reduced crash risk and deterrence; council members pressed for details on cost, training, weather performance and funding. No final council vote recorded at the Nov. 17 meeting.
Monona Police Chief (name not given in the record) asked the City Council on Nov. 17 to add a rear-axle entanglement tool—commonly called a grappler—to the department's pursuit intervention policy, saying the device provides an alternative to PIT maneuvers and spike strips and can reduce crash risk and injuries.
"The grappler is proven to reduce crashes and injuries," the Police Chief said, describing the device as a front-mounted mechanism that deploys a tethered net to capture a fleeing vehicle's rear tire and slow it safely. He told councilors the city attorney had reviewed the proposal and found that implementing the device would not "increase the city's liability."
Why it matters: Councilors weighing the change asked how the device would…
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