Houston Police Deploy Two BolaWrap® Devices Simultaneously to Help Safely Restrain Subject
September 01 2021 - 10:03AM
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 double BolaWrap deployment in Houston, Texas. The video
showed how the BolaWrap assisted officers in safely and humanely
restraining a noncompliant subject in crisis. With approximately
5,300 officers and 1,200 civilian support personnel, Houston Police
Department is the United States’ fifth-largest municipal police
department, serving its fourth-largest city. On June 16, 2021,
Houston Police Department responded to a call about a subject who
was trespassing, had a pocketknife, and seemed to be in crisis. The
subject was uncooperative, so officers deployed two BolaWrap
devices simultaneously. One wrapped around the subject’s upper
legs, and the other wrapped around his ankles, effectively subduing
the subject. As a result, officers were able to safely approach and
place the subject into handcuffs without force or injury.“The
Houston Police Department officers on scene did an excellent job of
communicating, preventing the encounter from escalating, and safely
apprehending the subject,” said Tom Smith, CEO and President of
WRAP. “This field use video highlights one of the crucial benefits
of using the BolaWrap. Unlike other law enforcement tools where
multiple uses on a suspect typically increase the risk of injury,
the BolaWrap does not rely on pain compliance and can therefore be
deployed numerous times on a single suspect. We are pleased to see
another safe policing outcome with the help of our BolaWrap Remote
Restraint solution.”
The bodycam footage can be viewed here.
The BolaWrap is currently being tested and used by more than 590
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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