Netgate Media Coverage

National Public Radio
Earlier this year, National Public Radio reported on the Netgate Vehicle Stopping System in a news segment entitled "Border Patrol Agents Test Car-Grabbing Net." The NPR report was aired on the May 26, 2004, as part of The Morning Edition program. You may listen to the audio of this news segment by clicking your preferred media player application: Real Player or Windows Media Player.

CBS News, San Diego KFMB TV
(05-08-2003) - U.S. authorities at the San Ysidro border crossing will begin next week testing a device intended to stop smugglers who attempt to speed through the U.S-Mexico border. Read Article . . .

Suskind's Immigration Bulletin
Border authorities say they have found a safe and effective solution to stopping "kamikaze smugglers," cars packed with illegal immigrants and drugs that speed across the U.S.-Mexican border. Next week, testing will begin on a new device called the Vehicle Stopping System (VSS), which snares smugglers in high-tech nets. Read News Item . . .

Hispanic Vista
More than 20 vehicle test runs at speeds between 45 and 60 miles per hour on Monday, June 23rd proved the effectiveness of Netgate to capture vehicles attempting to illegally enter the United States at a high rate of speed, without any risk to the occupants of the vehicles or nearby innocents. Read Article . . .

Port Technology International
The San Ysidro, CA border crossing, one of the busiest ports of land entry into the United States must frequently cope with attempts at illegal entry by "port runners". Undeterred "port runners" provide illegal entry for immigrants, drugs, illicit materials, weapons and terrorists into the United States. Read article . . .

American Border Patrol
The America Border Patrol web site is a comprehensive reference containing articles, news, and links that pertain to the security of our border. The web site references the San Diego KFMB TV news report on the Netgate VSS.

San Diego Metropolitan
San Ysidro Sentri lane users may have noticed some construction activity in early April. Cement bases were poured for the installation of a “Vehicle Stopping System” designed to safely capture would-be port runners. Once operational (in May or early June), the system is capable of immediately stopping vehicles speeding up to 65 miles per hour, safely and without personal injury to its occupants or border personnel. Read article . . .

U.S Border Control
Next week at the San Ysidro crossing, they'll begin testing a device called the VSS, or Vehicle Stopping System, which snares smugglers in nets similar to those used to catch jets as they land on aircraft carriers. Read article . . .