DETROIT, March 5, 2024 (Globe Newswire) — Wrap Technologies Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ: WRAP) (“Wrap” or the “Company”), the manufacturer of BolaWrap and an innovative public safety solutions platform, today announced a 20-unit expansion order for BolaWrap.® 150 remote restraint devices have been purchased from the Detroit Police Department following a successful first partial deployment in 2023. The purpose of the purchase was to support the Detroit Police Department’s Crisis Intervention Team (CIT), which is tasked with responding to calls regarding individuals experiencing mental health crises. .
“First deployment of BolaWrap® Our work with the Crisis Intervention Team has been incredibly successful and we are redoubling our efforts,” said Detroit Police Department Chief James E. White. “In the past, there were good guys and bad guys. But today, we’re dealing with a variety of new issues related to mental illness and addiction, and we need to arrest individuals, but not necessarily with deadly threats. Now, more than ever, many of the people we encounter are suffering from mental health problems, and we need to make sure these people are helped, not hurt. That’s why we decided to purchase additional units and fully deploy. Our entire crisis intervention team is now equipped with BolaWrap.®This is a proprietary solution that allows restraint without harming individuals. ”
When it makes its first purchase in 2023, Detroit, Michigan’s most populous city, will join more than 1,000 agents in the U.S. and 60 countries around the world who have adopted Wrap Technologies’ solutions and its “no-harm” guiding principles. I have joined the store. BolaWrap by Wrap Technologies® This is a unique technology that allows police officers to safely restrain individuals without causing serious harm or escalating the situation.By using lightweight Kevlar® tether, bola wrap® It can quickly and temporarily immobilize an individual’s legs or arms, effectively allowing police access while minimizing the potential for injury to both the officer and personnel involved.
The Detroit Police Department has joined many other forces in seeking new tools and training to better manage the increase in calls related to mental health issues and the evolution of police tactics. Establishing a CIT like the one pioneered by Detroit won’t happen quickly. In the United States, 50% of fatal police encounters involve people with mental illness, and people with mental illness are 16 times more likely to die in fatal police encounters. Become.
With my second order of BolaWrap.® The Detroit Police Department is deploying 150 remote restraint devices in a new style of policing aimed at using the least amount of force necessary to subdue an individual without endangering the officer’s life. We reconfirmed our efforts.From now on, every officer in the Detroit Police Department’s CIT unit will carry a BolaWrap.® on their belts.
The deployment comes at a time when police responses to nonviolent but noncompliant people in Detroit are reaching unprecedented levels. The Detroit Police Department responded to nearly 1,000 more calls for mental health issues in 2023 than the previous year, and officers helped prevent more than 1,000 suicides.
“This expanded deployment marks an important milestone in the implementation of ‘harmless’-inspired public safety technology in one of the nation’s largest and most dangerous urban areas,” said Rupp Technologies Chief Executive Officer. said Scott Cohen, CEO. “The Detroit Police Department is at the national forefront of high-purpose policing by equipping officers with new police tools for the first time in the last 30 years. We are honored to work with them.”
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Wrap Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: WRAP) is a provider of advanced public safety solutions that integrate cutting-edge technology, cutting-edge tools, and comprehensive services to address the complex modern challenges facing the public. A major global provider. Safety organizations around the world. Based on the principle of non-maleficence, Wrap develops innovative solutions that enable public safety agencies to protect the communities they serve in ways that foster stronger relationships and produce positive public safety outcomes. is dedicated to.
Wrap BolaWrap® The solution includes an innovative, patented hand-held remote restraint device that is strategically designed based on Rapp’s non-hazardous principles and incorporates Kevlar to actively prevent escalation. To do.® A tether that safely restrains an individual from a remote location.Combine with Bora Wrap® Wrap is certified by the acclaimed International Association of Law Enforcement Standards and Training Directors (IADLEST), and this training provides the expertise to effectively use BolaWrap to personnel at more than 900 agencies in the United States and 60 countries around the world. You will be able to get® As an early intervention measure, it reduces potential risks and injuries and avoids tragic outcomes.
Our advanced virtual reality training system, Wrap Reality™, is a fully immersive training simulator and comprehensive public safety training platform that equips first responders with de-escalation, conflict de-escalation, and Provides discipline and training to apply appropriate tactical use of force. Measures to improve performance in the field. Wrap Reality™ addresses the dynamic nature of modern law enforcement situations by providing an increasingly wide range of real-world scenarios to deliver positive outcomes for public safety.
Wrap’s Intrensic is designed with innovative technology to quickly capture, safely handle, securely store, and seamlessly track evidence while maintaining complete transparency throughout the process. A comprehensive, safe and efficient body-worn camera and evidence collection and management solution. Meticulous synthesis and professional management of evidence increases confidence in law enforcement and the judicial system, increasing confidence and confidence in trial outcomes. An efficient system seamlessly streamlines the entire process, allowing all public safety providers to focus on what’s important. We will promote justice with integrity.
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