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Headline: BolaWrap: Alternative To Tasering Police Suspects

Caption: Police now have an alternative to tasering suspects. The BolaWrap is a hand-held remote restraint device that discharges an 8 foot bola style Kevlar tether at 513 feet per second to entangle a subject at a range of 10-25 feet. BolaWrap can be deployed by officers on noncompliant subjects, wrapping the subjects and enabling officers to take them into custody without harm. Presently, over 100 police agencies throughout the U.S. have devices in use. "We are pleased with the number of agencies that have moved from seeing a BolaWrap demonstration, to receiving training, to writing policy, and to carrying the device in the field," said Mike Rothans, Chief Operating Officer at Wrap Technologies, and former Assistant Sheriff at Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. "We are continuing to receive reports from those agencies that the BolaWrap has de-escalated potentially violent confrontations between officers and noncompliant subjects." In some instances, agencies reported that officers pointing the BolaWrap's patented green line laser at noncompliant subjects was enough to motivate the subjects to comply. "The BolaWrap was initially expected to be used as an early intervention tool in dealing with those suffering from a mental health crisis, such as incidents recently reported in the cities of Bell and Fresno, California. However, we've also seen it used to de-escalate violent encounters, such as in Fort Worth, Texas," said Mr. Rothans. "It's encouraging to have chiefs approach you and say that the BolaWrap saved someone's life in their community. We hear from chiefs and government officials on a regular basis that the BolaWrap will save lives, but it's rewarding to hear that it actually already has," Rothans added. The Company showcased the BolaWrap at the annual International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) and received more than 400 qualified leads of interest from US police departments, federal agencies, and international law enforcement agencies requesting BolaWrap demonstrations, training and quotes. "As former President of IACP, it was great to see the overwhelmingly positive response we received at our booth during this year's IACP," said Don De Lucca, Chief Strategy Officer at Wrap Technologies. "I am excited law enforcement is quickly seeing the BolaWrap as a must-have early intervention tool to safely restrain individuals in crisis."

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