(ORILLIA, ON) – Yesterday afternoon, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) utilized a vehicle equipped with the Satellite Technology Apprehension Response (STAR) system after receiving a call from the London Police Service who were following a pick-up truck that was towing a trailer and refused to stop.
OPP officers were able to work with the London Police Service and receive updated information as to the location of the wanted vehicle as it continued to travel eastbound on Highway 401, eventually exiting at Drumbo Road. The STAR equipped OPP vehicle continued to proceed to the area where it was able to safely deploy a Global Position System (GPS) projectile. The projectile allowed the OPP Provincial Communications Centre (PCC) in London to safely track the movements and location of the truck and trailer, without any police involvement as it proceeded towards Waterloo and then became stationary.
The Waterloo Regional Police were then contacted and short time later, the stolen trailer was located exactly where it was tracked to.
In light of this first successful deployment in Ontario, OPP Commissioner Vince Hawkes earlier today stated, as a professional policing service
