Edenton Police Department Becomes First in North Carolina to Carry New 'pain-free' Compliance Device [BolaWrap]

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[{"type":"text","content":" TEMPE, Arizona, Oct. 14, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Wrap Technologies, Inc. (the \"Company\" or \"Wrap\") (Nasdaq: WRTC), an innovator of modern policing solutions, today reported on a recent demonstration and training of the BolaWrap to Edenton Police Department in North Carolina. CBS 3 WKTR's Allison Mechanic reported that Edenton PD will be the first department in North Carolina to carry the device. The story was syndicated and aired on television in North Carolina, South Carolina, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Missouri, Virginia, Ohio, Georgia, Michigan, and New York.\nThe story link can be found here and the video can be accessed here. \n\"We are excited that Chief Henry King and Edenton Police Department has decided to implement our remote restraint solution as part of their less lethal toolkit,\" said Mike Rothans, Chief Operating Officer at Wrap Technologies. \"The following quote from Chief King recognizes the positioning of BolaWrap as an additional early engagement tool.\"\n\"It is an opportunity for us to have something in our tool belt,\" explained Edenton Police Chief Henry King, who hosted the presentation. \"When you're going to fix a house, you want to have more than just a hammer. This gives us an extra tool to take someone into custody without using a different, higher level of force.\"\nThe BolaWrap is now being tested or carried in more than 35 states across the US as Wrap continues to demonstrate, train and fill orders from police departments on a weekly basis.\nAbout Wrap Technologies (Nasdaq: WRTC)\nWrap Technologies 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 entangle an individual at a range of 10-25 feet. Developed by award winning inventor Elwood Norris, the Company's Chief Technology Officer, the small but powerful BolaWrap 100 assists law enforcement to safely and effectively control encounters, especially those involving an individual experiencing a mental crisis. For information on the Company please visit www.wraptechnologies.com. Examples of recent media coverage are available as links under the \"Media\" tab of the website.\nTrademark Information: BolaWrap is a trademark of Wrap Technologies, Inc. All other trade names used herein are either trademarks...

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