Offensively to strike jab or bludgeon.
Police stop sticks uk.
About stop stick stop stick is the world s leading tire deflation device used by law enforcement to safely and quickly end high speed automotive pursuits.
It has steel spikes to puncture tires and becomes entangled around the front wheels halting the vehicle.
Geelong police called in an air wing and threw stop sticks to end the pursuit of two vehicles stolen during an aggravated burglary arresting four people as a result.
The stop stick is attached to an 80 foot cord so officers can deploy it while remaining well away from any danger and withdraw the device before other vehicles reach it.
A story about how a stop stick works and how police deploy it.
A baton or truncheon may be used in many ways as a weapon.
Stop stick we are the exclusive uk distributor for the stop stick range of tyre deflation devices.
A baton or truncheon is a roughly cylindrical club made of wood rubber plastic or metal.
More than 300 000 police vehicles are equipped with stop stick devices which are proven to deflate tires on any vehicle from small cars to tractor trailers.
Following the rise in terrorist vehicle attacks whereby a vehicle is driven at speed into pedestrians a net with steel spikes that can be deployed by two people in less than a minute reported able to stop a vehicle of up to 17 tonnes was developed for preventive use at public events in the uk with the name talon.
A story about how a stop stick works and how police deploy it.
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It is carried as a compliance tool and defensive weapon by law enforcement officers correctional staff security guards and military personnel.
Designed by police officers the stop stick range is light and easy to deploy very safe to handle and position and requires no tools or protective equipment to use.
Stop stick is the world s leading tire deflation device used by law enforcement to safely and quickly end high speed automotive pursuits.
It can be used defensively to block.