New Body Cam Footage Presents Successful Use of BolaWrap in Oregon
July 29 2022 - 9:05AM
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 another successful outcome from the deployment of a
BolaWrap remote restraint device with a noncompliant subject during
a rainstorm.
On the night of January 3, 2022, officers of the Columbia County
Sheriff’s Office in Oregon responded to a report of a subject
acting erratically on a busy road, throwing objects at passing
cars, and blocking traffic. The report came in addition to earlier
reports of the subject’s behavior at various public locations
throughout the day. Previous reports indicated the subject was
possibly armed with a knife, as the subject had reportedly
threatened bystanders with a knife in an earlier incident. The
responding officers were also familiar with the subject from other
previous encounters and were aware of the subject’s consistent
confrontational and resistant behavior.
Once on-scene, officers attempted to discuss the situation with
the subject and determine whether the subject was armed with a
knife. The subject refused to comply with officer commands, denied
possession of any weapons, and began to walk away from the
responding officers and toward the entrance of a parking lot.
Officers pursued the subject in their vehicles and coordinated the
use of the BolaWrap to detain the subject.
After parking and exiting the vehicle, an officer attempted to
gain the subject’s compliance through verbal commands before
illuminating the subject with the laser of the BolaWrap. The
subject refused to comply with officer commands and the BolaWrap
was deployed to the subject’s legs.
The subject was startled and distracted by the deployment,
allowing officers to take the subject into physical custody.
Officers were able to secure the subject in handcuffs safely before
transporting him for medical care.
“With the use of the BolaWrap, our Deputies were able to
de-escalate the situation and take the fleeing subject into custody
with no injuries to staff and only minor injuries to the subject,”
said Sheriff Brian Pixley of the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office.
“The BolaWrap is an extremely useful non-lethal tool that allows
our Deputies to perform their jobs safer and more effectively.”
“I’m proud of yet another accomplishment by our law enforcement
partners where the situation can end with everyone going home
safely,” said Wrap CEO, TJ Kennedy. “The trained Deputies of the
Columbia County Sheriff’s Office were able to take a volatile and
chaotic situation and de-escalate the situation by using the
BolaWrap. Each time we see another successful field use, we are
encouraged by the real-world evidence that supports our mission to
help save lives and careers.”
The body cam footage can be viewed here. Previous body cam
footage of BolaWrap deployments 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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