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Wrap Technologies Adds Retired Chief To Public Safety Relations Team
TEMPE, AZ / ACCESSWIRE / March 30, 2020 / Wrap Technologies, Inc. (the "Company" or "Wrap") (NASDAQ:WRTC), an innovator of modern policing solutions,
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[{"type":"text","content":"TEMPE, AZ / ACCESSWIRE / March 30, 2020 / Wrap Technologies, Inc. (the \"Company\" or \"Wrap\") (NASDAQ:WRTC), an innovator of modern policing solutions, appointed recently retired and 44 year law enforcement veteran Chief Scott Knight of Chaska Police Department in Minnesota to the Company's Public Safety Relations Team.Chief Knight joins Richard Ross Jr., retired Commissioner of Philadelphia Police Department, and Edmund Hartnett, retired Commissioner of Yonkers Police Department, to help lead the Company's public safety relations efforts.\"I've known Chief Knight for a long time - he is among the most well respected, iconic Chiefs in law enforcement,\" said Don De Lucca, Chief Strategy Officer at Wrap Technologies. \"We are honored to have Chief Knight on the team, and he will be a great asset in our initiative to bring the BolaWrap Remote Restraint solution to the belt of every police officer.\"Chief Knight began his career with the Chaska Police Department in 1976. He has served as a patrol officer, detective, training officer, field training officer, firearms instructor, police fitness instructor, sergeant, lieutenant, deputy chief of police, and was appointed Chief of Police in January 2000. Chief Knight is a graduate of the FBI National Academy - Session 176 - and a graduate/member of the FBI Law Enforcement Executive Development Association (LEEDA).Chief Knight is a past president of the Minnesota Chiefs of Police Association (2004- 2005). He was appointed to the IACP Executive Committee for two two-year terms and served as the Chair of the IACP Firearms Committee, from 2005- 2012. He has served as a senior advisor to the IACP on matters of national policing importance and on policy and practice development.In 2008 Chief Knight received the Minnesota Chiefs of Police Association's \"President's Award\" for his work on gun violence and officer safety issues. Chief Knight has worked as an advisor to National District Attorneys Association's National Center for Community Prosecution and Anti-Gang Violence Initiative. He received the League of Minnesota Human Rights Commissions' \"2008 Human Rights Award\" in appreciation of his efforts in building trust and partnerships with diverse populations and the police.Chief Knight had the honor of being invited to the White House on multiple occasions, during President Barack Obama...