Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pearland officers demo the BolaWrap, a Kevlar tether device used to restrain suspects before situations turn dangerous. KHOU 11 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. SOUTH BEND — “Wrap, wrap, wrap,” South Bend Police Officer Brian Meador yelled out before deploying the department's new ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The United States at large is facing an unprecedented mental health crisis. Unfortunately, police departments across the country are often underfunded and under-equipped to ...

Over the last two years, the Loveland Police Department has been integrating a new tool to handle situations in a way that can minimize injury or harm all with the press of one button. The department ...

Inspired by Argentinian bolas, thus the name, the BolaWrap 150 is a yellow and black handheld device that resembles the size and look of a stud finder. Bolas, by the way, are a throwing weapon with a ...

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LEE COUNTY, Va. (WCYB) — A restraint tool designed for de-escalation is giving law enforcement personnel a new force-avoidance option. Several members of the Lee County Sheriff's Office took part in a ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Springfield Police are looking to increase their supply of nonlethal restraining devices that would help officers control unruly individuals. Springfield Mayor Domenic ...

BRISTOL, Va. (WCYB) — The Bristol Virginia Police Department has announced the certification of its first group of officers in the use of BolaWrap devices. The BolaWrap is a handheld remote restraint ...

SOUTH BEND — The South Bend Police Department recently adopted a new policing tool, the BolaWrap, which offers law enforcement a way to restrain subjects without pain compliance — that is, the use of ...