Tracker
Not used to catch a speeding motorist,
but to catch a car thief. This is a car locator, police are able
to electronically recover a stolen vehicle. Specially trained
Tracker technicians install a small radio transceiver about the
size of a chalkboard eraser in a hidden, recessed area of a vehicle.
A unique code for a given unit is paired with the Vehicle Identification
Number (VIN) of the vehicle in the Police Criminal Information
Computer. A routine police entry of the VIN of a stolen vehicle
activates the Police Broadcast System, which turns on the transceiver
unit in the stolen vehicle. Then, police cars, equipped with tracking
computers, can receive the broadcast from the unit in the stolen
vehicle.
The code, comprised of letters and
numbers, allows police to identify the target using sophisticated
directional technology. A powerful "silent signal, "emitted by
the stolen vehicle's transceiver, can then lead the police to
its location. Many years were spent developing and testing this
unique patented technology before this car locator system was
offered to law enforcement.
The vehicle locator system has an
impressive record of recoveries that account for approximately
95% of the vehicles equipped with the technology being recovered.
The car locator system has been a proven technology in operation
for more than nine years. Types of vehicles recovered include
automobiles, vans, pickups, heavy equipment, and eighteen wheel
tractor trailers.
To tell if a Police Car has Tracker
fitted, look for the 4 aerials on the roof, all the same size
about 18" long spaced out in a square shape.
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