Recently, Sgt. Joe Charvat submitted a tip related to the use of a shoelace to defeat flex cuffs [Read the tip]. In addition to removing laces from shoes, Capt. Ray Harris, Dedham (MA) Auxiliary Police, writes:
“To go along with the tip about shoelaces being used to ‘burn’ through the plastic flex cuffs, remember that many nylon baseball jackets and hooded sweatshirts also have similar shoestrings in them.”
These should be removed as well.