The use of Stop Sticks to slow and stop a vehicle being pursued by police is considered on a case-by-case basis, said Sgt. Stephen Wheeles, Indiana State Police spokesman for the Versailles post.

Stop Sticks, which were invented in the 1990s by a police officer in Indiana, have successfully stopped nearly 50,000 police pursuits, according to the device’s website.. But while Monday’s ...

Indiana State Police Trooper Aaron N. Smith, 33, was trying to use stop sticks to slow down a stolen vehicle from Missouri when he was struck and killed in Hendricks County, close to Indianapolis ...

Massachusetts State Police used Stop Sticks twice on an SUV during an early morning pursuit that ended with a crash and ...

It was a 2 a.m. traffic stop on Interstate 95 and the suspect pulled out a gun, backed off Boynton Beach cops and then sped away. After a few miles of careening down the highway, the bandit headed ...

Over the last two years, the Cincinnati Police Department has been involved in 13 pursuits. Stop sticks were used in five of those pursuits, but only effective in three of those instances.

It involved a stolen car, according to police. Officers used stop sticks to disable the car on Mehring Way near Freeman Avenue in Queensgate. There is no word of any injuries.

A stolen Lexus slides out of control on I-290 after hitting stop sticks laid out in front of the vehicle by State Police, ending a long chase last week.

The aftermath of a felony traffic stop on northbound I-395 near Pentagon City last night. The Arlington County Police Department says that officers used spikes, known as Stop Sticks, to blow out ...

Omaha Police deployed stop sticks to disable a stolen vehicle fleeing from law enforcement early Sunday morning.OPD was able to end the pursuit around 2:30 a.m. near 55th & Northwest Radial Highway.

OWASSO, Okla. — Owasso Police had a busy Tuesday morning working a pursuit involving stop sticks and pepper balls. Police were checking on a truck parked on the side of the road that was hauling ...

On March 28, police were dispatched to a Brookpark Road address regarding a possible active theft involving a dark-colored van. Arriving officers attempted to initiate a traffic stop on the Honda ...