Pleasant Prairie police use 'Grappler' to stop vehicle pursuits

A new tool called the grappler is being used to stop suspects in a car chase with police.Pleasant Prairie police started using it last month. Along with Monona, it's the second department in the state to use the technology.The Grappler"I would like to have it on every car that I have," said Pleasant Prairie Police Chief David Selvidge.It’s a heavy nylon net, attached to a bar, lowered from the front of the squad, which then gets caught and wrapped in the rear wheel of the fleeing car.FREE DOWNLOAD: Get breaking news alerts in the FOX LOCAL Mobile app for iOS or Android"We're de-escalating on the behalf of the motoring public, the innocent people that are out there, that are in the path of this dangerous person," said Selvidge.The net itself is a one-time use and each replacement costs around $400. The whole mechanism, which can be used 100 times, costs between $8,000 to $10,000. It was created by the company Grappler Police Bumper in 2018."It's not a magic bullet," Selvidge said. "Ther