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Its latest recommendations laid out a plan for law enforcement departments across the state to provide better transparency in the community when it comes to policies and data.
Device wraps around legs of nonviolent subjects who may have mental health issues
The devices are about $1,000 each. Thompson sees having one or two officers per shift qualified to use the wraps, so they could respond to situations where needed. The wrap has been on the market for four years and is used by 500 agencies in nine counties. It is launched by a reduced-loaded .38-caliber handgun blank cartridge. A laser site shows where the wrap would strike the person. "So there is a loud noise when it is deployed — most people think they have been shot," Leatherman said. "So there is a pause for a few seconds. But it would be very rare for the wrap to cause injury to an...
WRAP Technology in Tempe has developed a new tool that it says will keep officers and citizens safe in unpredictable encounters.
The use of force by police has come into question across the country.Now some departments, including one in the Susquehanna Valley, are carrying a new non-lethal tool designed to deescalate a volatile situation. Northern York County Regional Police were called to a hotel in April for a woman who refused to vacate a room. When Brittany Hollinger didn't comply with orders, an officer used a BolaWrap. It stopped the 29-year-old woman in her tracks, and she was taken into custody uninjured."Worked fantastic. Worked just the way we thought it would," Chief Dave Lash said.The device is name...