Officers Successfully Deploy WRAP’s BolaWrap® to Help Restrain Violent Subject in Crisis in Washington
September 10 2021 - 12:20PM
Wrap Technologies, Inc. (the “Company” or “WRAP”) (Nasdaq:
WRAP), a global leader in innovative public safety
technologies and services, released new bodycam footage of a
successful BolaWrap deployment in Auburn, Washington that helped
officers safely restrain a violent subject in crisis.On September
6, 2021, Auburn Police Department responded to a violent subject
throwing items at cars and threatening other physical violence.
Officers on the scene successfully deployed the BolaWrap, which
wrapped around the subject’s legs. The subject was surprised and
stopped in place, giving officers the time to move in quickly and
safely place the subject into handcuffs without any injury.“In the
state of Washington, we have a recent legislative update and a
house bill that requires de-escalation efforts before using force
and to use less-lethal tools or options before using physical force
to make an arrest,” said Auburn Police Department Commander
Cristian Adams. “It’s great to have a tool that limits or restricts
movement and allows us to move in, especially while the subject’s
attention is diverted because they heard a bang, they felt
something wrap them, and they’re trying to figure out what’s going
on. By the time they do, we’re already putting them in handcuffs
without any use of pain compliance, strikes, or other tools.”
Speaking about his department’s successful deployment, Commander
Adams added, “They had other tools available, such as a blue nose,
rubber bullets, and TASERs, but they chose to go with the least
intrusive tool, and that was the BolaWrap. It was able to get the
desired effect - no injuries and one person into custody going to
the hospital to seek treatment.”Last month, Auburn PD released a
video introducing the BolaWrap to their community, also reported by
KIRO 7 News in Seattle.The bodycam footage can be viewed here.The
extended interview with Commander Adams can be viewed here.More
than 600 agencies in the U.S. and 44 countries currently have
BolaWrap devices. 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. For more information, please visit
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