New Stadelman-funded police technology results in drug arrest 

Rockford Police this week police arrested a man on cannabis charges this week after officers used their new StarChase technology -- recently acquired with funding secured by State Senator Steve Stadelman -- to track him down after he fled arrest.

Officers first tried to pull over the suspect on 16th Avenue in Rockford, but he ended up arrest him in the 2700 block of Hanson Street after deploying StarChase and a K-9 to locate him. StarChase allows officers to fire GPS "tags" at fleeing vehichles, so they can track them electronically instead of pursuing them in dangerous, high-speed chases.

Police recovered more than 345 grams of cannabis from the suspect. He was charged with aggravated fleeing to elude, possession with intent to deliver cannabis and driving with a revoked license.