KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A new tool could put the brakes on area police chases.

In the last 24-hours there have been two police chases across the Kansas City area.

One happened in Cameron, where the suspect and troopers opened fire while driving down Interstate 35.

Border Patrol agents assigned to the Calexico Station on Sunday were the first ever within the United States Border Patrol to use an innovated vehicle immobilization device to stop a smuggling vehicle.

The incident occurred at approximately 1:30 p.m., when agents assigned to Remote Video Surveillance System (RVSS) at the Calexico station, received a citizens call reporting suspicious behavior near Gordon’s Well exit and Interstate 8 involving a yellow PT Cruiser.