The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, all five Montgomery County Constable Offices and the Montgomery County Fire Marshal's Office will now be equipped with the BolaWrap 150
The changes include centralizing the Crisis Intervention Team and equipping CIT officers with less lethal weapons such as Bolawraps
Incident videos help responders identify the physical and behavioral cues of a severe behavioral emergency that may or may not have a criminal component
Over 500 U.S. police agencies currently use the remote restraint devices
A recent incident where a prisoner slipped her cuffs and shot an AR-15 from inside a cruiser is a critical reminder of some basic safety tactics for LEOs
The restraint tool designed for de-escalation gives officers a new force avoidance option within the Use of Force Continuum
The BolaWrap enables officers to restrain a subject from a distance of up to 25 feet using a 7.5-foot Kevlar cord launched from a small, handheld device
Find out how this remote restraint device can aid in safely restraining resistant subjects
Accessed too early, the hand holding the handcuffs is useless until the arrestee is in a position of control
This device is designed to give police officers a less-lethal option that isn't based on pain compliance
How to master the art of speedy handcuff application and removal
The portable kit includes a turnkey restraint and baton system
Vigilance at every step helps officers avoid complacency and ward off prisoner escapes or assaults
With lots of misinformation out there on how to prevent contamination of duty gear, here’s a resource that sets the record straight
While there is no one way to do the job, this is a list of basics for every cop on the street
Just as officers should always have a backup plan, they should always have backup gear
The Batman-esque gadget is already in use in other Calif. counties
I have a few sayings I teach my students regarding officer safety, and one of them is “let sleeping giants sleep”
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The Transport Kit allows officers to safely restrain detainees or prisoners
The BolaWrap 100 can immobilize individuals up to 25 feet away
As Joshua Stam was being transported back to the prison, he freed himself from the handcuffs and attacked Officer David Weakley
While the two officers searched her belongings, Toscha Fay Sponsler escaped out of one of the handcuffs and crawled through the sliding partition
The officer suffered bruising and facial injuries from badge shrapnel
Authorities say Branden Lee Powell was in a crawl space and shot himself as officers were trying to persuade him to surrender
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