Colorado Officers Successfully Deploy WRAP’s BolaWrap® to Restrain Woman in Crisis
August 10 2021 - 11:44AM
Wrap Technologies, Inc. (the “Company” or “WRAP”) (Nasdaq:
WRAP), a global leader in innovative public safety
technologies and services, announced the release of new bodycam
footage following a successful BolaWrap deployment in Bayfield,
Colorado that assisted officers to safely and humanely restrain a
woman experiencing a mental health crisis.
On July 26, 2021, Bayfield Marshall’s Office in
Colorado responded to a woman reported to be suicidal who had fled
from a hospital.Deputy Derick Campbell, the officer who deployed
the BolaWrap, commented on the encounter during an interview with
WRAP CEO and President Tom Smith: “I was actually in the middle of
doing a training for the BolaWrap to certify one of our Sergeants,
and we got a call for a suicidal girl. We arrived, she kind of
threw a fit and tried to barricade herself in the room. We got her
into custody and got the ambulance to transport her, and we took
her to the hospital.“We were about halfway back to town, and we got
a call from the hospital that she had escaped the hospital. We
ended up turning back around, and we find her walking down the
street. I tried talking to her, and I get her to stop for a minute,
but she’s not super cooperative. She started walking towards me
again, and I wrapped up her legs, and we were able to move in and
take her into custody safely.“The BolaWrap did exactly what we
needed it to do. The startling effect alone and the time it took
her to realize something had happened gave us a window of
opportunity to get her in handcuffs.”
Tom Smith, CEO and President of WRAP, commented,
“Deputy Campbell did an excellent job being mindful of the
situation and understanding how to best de-escalate without anyone
getting injured and without resorting to high levels of force. We
are proud that the BolaWrap was able to help the officers get the
subject the help she needed while keeping everyone safe.”The
bodycam footage can be viewed here.The extended interview with
Deputy Campbell can be viewed here.
The BolaWrap is currently being tested and used by
more than 570 agencies in the U.S. and 44 countries. Additional
bodycam footage of the BolaWrap in use can be viewed
here.About WRAPWRAP Technologies (Nasdaq: WRAP) is
a global leader in innovative public safety technologies and
services. WRAP develops creative solutions to complex issues and
empowers public safety officials to protect and serve their
communities through its portfolio of advanced technology and
training solutions. WRAP’s BolaWrap® Remote Restraint device
is a patented, hand-held pre-escalation and apprehension tool that
discharges a Kevlar® tether to temporarily restrain uncooperative
suspects and persons in crisis from a distance. Through its many
field uses and growing adoption by agencies across the globe,
BolaWrap is proving to be an effective tool to help law enforcement
safely detain persons without injury or the need to use higher
levels of force. Wrap Reality, the Company’s virtual reality
training system, is a fully immersive training simulator and
comprehensive public safety training platform providing first
responders with the discipline and practice in methods of
de-escalation, conflict resolution, and use-of-force to better
perform in the field. WRAP’s headquarters are in Tempe, Arizona.
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