Wrap Technologies has shared new bodycam footage provided by the Pembroke Pines Police Department demonstrating the successful outcome from the deployment of the BolaWrap® Remote Restraint device.
On November 3, 2021, officers of the Pembroke Pines Police Department in Florida responded to reports of an individual walking in the center lane of a busy highway road.
The individual was unresponsive to repeated officer commands and continued walking through dangerous traffic, putting himself and possibly other officers into a life-threatening situation.
Officers on-scene were able to use the BolaWrap® to safely and remotely subdue the subject’s lower legs and once safely halted, officers were able to take the individual into custody without injury.
(See BolaWrap® in Use: Body Cam Shows Pembroke Pines Officers Restrain Subject Walking Down a Highway. Courtesy of ABC 7 Florida, the Pembroke Pines Police Department, and Wrap. Posted on Jan 31, 2022.)
“One by one, these successful body cam videos serve as case studies to the effectiveness and safety of our BolaWrap devices for police officers and subjects at risk,” explained Tom Smith, the CEO and President of Wrap Technologies.
“We expect to see more adoption as we continue to educate and demonstrate how it is the most valuable and proven tool in the market to assist law enforcement agencies across the globe.”
Like “remote handcuffs”, the BolaWrap® is a rugged, remote restraint device that discharges a 7.5″ Kevlar® cord powered by microgas generators, designed to safely restrain noncompliant individuals from a range of 10-25 feet.
Introduced in October 2021, the BolaWrap 150 is the latest development in the BolaWrap family of products, following the previous BolaWrap 100 device.
Some notable updates in the BolaWrap 150 model include:
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The 150 is electronically deployed, rather than mechanically like its predecessor
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The 150 device cassettes are powered by microgas generators – the same technology used to power airbags – rather than the 100 device cartridge propellant of .380 blanks
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The removal of the charging handle improves officer reaction time through a simple two-step process of turning on the power switch and pressing the activation button to deploy
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The LED indicator provides an easy-to-read device state and battery life status, and the power-safe mode automatically turns the device off after five minutes of inactivity
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The battery life is increased over 10 times compared to the previous model
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The multi-dot laser design of the 150 model allows for a more uniform brightness across the array, providing easier alignment as compared to the 100 model’s line laser
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The 150 contains new duel 80 lumen LEDs that automatically illuminate when the device is powered on, freeing up an officer’s hands when responding at night
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The integrated safety caps of the 150 tether anchors lower the risk to the wrapped subject and the officer removing the tether
(See an introduction and up close and personal performance of the next-generation BolaWrap 150 device which launched in October 2021. Courtesy of Wrap and YouTube.)
To Learn More, please visit https://wrap.com/bolawrap/.
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