Buffalo Police Department Deploy BolaWrap to Detain Woman During Mental Health Call
22 2월 2021 - 10:35PM
Wrap Technologies, Inc. (the “Company” or “WRAP”) (Nasdaq:
WRAP), an innovator of modern policing solutions, reported
the successful deployment of the BolaWrap by the Buffalo Police
Department while responding to a mental health call of a woman in
crisis on Friday.
In September of 2020, Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown and the Buffalo
Police Department held a press conference to discuss and
demonstrate BolaWrap for the public. In October of 2020, Mayor
Brown and Common Council President Darius Pridgen announced the
launch of a BolaWrap pilot program as part of an innovative public
safety initiative. In January of 2021, CBS-affiliate WIVB reported
that the pandemic had pushed back training sessions for the
equipment, but that police officials had announced training for the
BolaWrap would start in the next couple of weeks.On Friday, less
than one month after BolaWrap training began, Buffalo Police
Department successfully deployed the BolaWrap on a women in mental
crisis, enabling them to take her into custody and transport to a
mental health facility without injury, as reported by WIVB and
NBC-affiliate WGRZ.According to WGRZ, ‘At around 2 p.m. Friday near
Kenfield-Langfield, police received a call with concern about a
woman who may have the potential to cause harm to herself or others
and was underdressed in the snow. Police were concerned about
hypothermia exposure for the woman.
Police say they spoke with the woman for an extended period of
time, asking her to get in a police car and receive medical
evaluation. The woman refused, which police say prompted them to
deploy the Bolawrap.
The device allowed police to transport her to Erie County
Medical Center for evaluation without anyone getting hurt,
according to police.’“Public safety includes solutions that can
de-escalate encounters, and that’s exactly what the BolaWrap does,”
said Tom Smith, President of WRAP. “BolaWrap doesn’t rely on pain
compliance and is designed to de-escalate situations and provide
needed support for persons in crisis. We are pleased to continue
seeing successful field deployments of the BolaWrap, especially by
the police department of New York’s second-largest city.”In October
of 2020, Smith participated in City & State’s 2020 Protecting
New York Summit alongside NYC Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, NYC
Councilmember Donovan Richard, and industry executives for a
solutions-oriented discussion on reimagining public safety in New
York. WRAP sees the Buffalo pilot program as an important element
of public safety in New York. About WRAPWRAP
Technologies, Inc. is an innovator of modern policing solutions.
The Company’s BolaWrap 100 product is a patented, hand-held remote
restraint device that discharges an eight-foot bola style Kevlar®
tether to restrain an individual at a distance from 10 to 25 feet.
Developed by award winning inventor Elwood Norris, the Company’s
Chief Technology Officer, the small but powerful BolaWrap 100
assists law enforcement in safely and effectively deescalating
encounters, especially those involving an individual in crisis.
BolaWrap 100 has already been used to safely apprehend suspects
without injury in a number of cities including Los Angeles,
Sacramento, Fresno, Bell, Albuquerque, Minneapolis, West Palm
Beach, Fort Worth, and Oak Ridge. For information on the Company,
please visit www.wrap.com.Follow WRAP here:
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InformationBolaWrap and Wrap 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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