The Grappler Deployed
Suburban Oak Brook is trying out a new tool:
It took multiple police departments and multiple efforts, but law enforcement in the suburbs finally stopped a moving van that fled from officers this week.
Oak Brook police successfully deployed their "grappler" device to stop the van.
The device uses a bumper mounted net and tether to stop a vehicle.
The chase happened on the southbound Tri-State Tollway on Monday night, police said.
There are some videos out there where the physics involved end up tearing the entire rear axle assembly off of the fleeing vehicle, which is hilarious....and effective.
It also means you'll never see anything like this in Chicago.
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posted by SCC at 12:01 AM
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IL court system will deploy "The Releaser" to counter the Grappler.
Hey Bud, Back in my day we would pull out the mossberg assault shotgun and blow the tires out back at cook county department of corrections.
O/T:
Do-Not-Call list eliminated.
https://hoodline.com/2026/08/cook-county-ditched-its-police-do-not-call-list-and-defense-lawyers-are-alarmed/
Dude, that was awesome!
We’re ran by police hating teens, liberal idiots in their early 20’s, 2 “community organizers” thieves, Ms. Wortham & 1 old retired nutjob Sgt. That’s who makes our policy. Should’ve seen the recent community meeting! They’d never approve this. They cried about CPD doing ANY stops. UNBELIEVABLE
It also costs about $5K per grappler deployed, not including the original installation of the required equipment.
Oak Brook and all those burbs that way, are in chased once or twice a week, remember when cpd use to be the dept to be
"It also means you'll never see anything like this in Chicago."
Too bad, so sad.
Many fun videos of The Grappler on YouTube.
Chicago could make some money to remodel the mayor's wife's office from Y-T videos and goofy merch sales.
Think of all the new payrollers they could hire to supervise merch sales and manage the video collection.
Also, MIDNIGHT GRAPPLER demos to keep the children off the street, with the CPD Union food truck to feed the hungry...
That’s cool. Surprised it was done Chicago area.
The powers that be here in Chicago , are too stupid to come up with anything effective to help stop fleeing vehicles ! They just keep regurgitating the same plays, like cancelled days off hoping nothing crazy really happens until they can make their way to the gold braid pension !
The Oak Brook Police get all the cool toys.
Amusing because its true!
Grappler be racist
The only thing you need are the citizens willing to end crime by supporting police. It's not the department, it's the citizens who are at fault here. The victim myth is the issue.
I'm outraged that they would use my nickname for their obviously racist device...
The personal injury lawyers are drooling.
Charge the perp. Any assets take them.
Saw a short but great FB reel yesterday of the Florida Highway Patrol dealing with cars and motorcycles. The motorcycle wheelie asshats on expressways and cars doing donuts in intersections are a specialty. They will chase and put you in a ditch in a heartbeat!
Haven’t heard any of your stories lately hope all is well now go back to the trailer park you useless POS
GI Joe with the Kung Fu Grip! Updated for 2026! Grip!
Grapple on! Grapple off! The Grappler!
Stop with the bullshit and just process my prisoner I can’t listen to your stories anymore
grapplers are racist,,,, need to start a tsss card on racial make up of those who are grappled
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Chicago is too sissified to do that.
Heard this is one of the Keesing Bandit’s specialty moves after a few white wine spritzers back at his loft.
You hurt my ears
Does Grappler work in snow/ ice covered road? Talk to Ontario Provincial Police, Surete de Quebec, and other Canadian Police which experimented with Grappler a few years ago.
The problem is Ground Clearance, both on the Police Vehicle which has Grappler installed, as well as on the forward- protruding part of Grappler as it is deployed when a few years behind the Crook.
What’s a perp ?
Keesing Bandit throws you in "The Grappler," you ain't getting away...
Trapper will never be used in Chicago. That really is for expressways and rural areas.
I go back to the 60’s and that never happened
A "perp" is someone between a burp and a blech. Now back to the basement and the video games.
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