Body Cam Video Demonstrates Successful Double Deployment of BolaWrap to Safely Restrain Disruptive Subject
January 11 2022 - 9:47AM
Wrap Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: WRAP) (the
“Company”), a global leader in innovative public safety
technologies and services, today shared new agency body cam footage
demonstrating a successful outcome from the simultaneous deployment
of two BolaWrap® Remote Restraint devices.
On December 22, 2021, two officers of the Glenwood Springs
Police Department in Colorado responded to a subject acting
erratically, screaming, and disrupting holiday shoppers by tearing
down holiday lights and displays in the town center. The subject
was noncompliant to officer commands and led a foot pursuit before
the officers on-scene were able to coordinate a deployment. The
first wrap was deployed to the subject’s lower legs and an
immediate second deployment was delivered to the mid-body,
restraining the subject’s arms. The officers were then able to
safely take the subject into custody without injury for all
involved.
“We always encourage the use of the BolaWrap early in contact,
so that we don’t have to use higher applications of force,” said
Chief Joseph Deras of Glenwood Springs Police Department. “The
comments made by the subject in this situation were consistent with
higher levels of violence, and I think this was a situation that
could have quickly escalated. The officers noted in the criminal
report that they would have been forced into a physical
confrontation – a Taser, a police baton, or an impact weapon –
without this technology. The BolaWrap minimized their exposure for
injury to themselves, and then of course to the subject, which is
always a benefit for everyone involved.”
The body cam footage can be viewed here. Previous body cam
footage of BolaWrap deployments provided by the Glenwood Springs
Police Department and other agencies can be viewed here.
WRAP CEO and President, Tom Smith, and WRAP Vice President of
Training, Mario Knapp, sat down with Chief Deras to discuss the
deployment. That interview 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 wrap.com.Connect with
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LinkedInTrademark InformationBolaWrap, Wrap and
Wrap Reality are trademarks of Wrap Technologies, Inc. All other
trade names used herein are either trademarks or registered
trademarks of the respective holders.
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