Exhibit
99.1
LAPD Board of Police Commissioners Approves
One-Year BolaWrap Pilot Program
Extension
TEMPE,
Arizona, May 4, 2021 -- Wrap Technologies, Inc.
(the "Company" or "WRAP") (Nasdaq: WRAP), a global leader in
innovative public safety technologies and services, reported that
the Los Angeles Board of Police Commissioners
(“Commission”) has approved a one-year extension of the
BolaWrap pilot program (“BolaWrap Pilot Program”), an
item on the agenda for the
Commission’s May 4, 2021 Special Meeting, which took place
earlier today.
In August 2020, following a previous report from the Chief
of Police of the Los Angeles Police Department (“LAPD”)
to the Commission, the Commission approved a six-month extension of
the BolaWrap Pilot Program that expired in February 2021,
concluding the initial 360-day review of the BolaWrap remote
restraint device.
An LAPD report dated April 28, 2021
(“Report”), linked to
today’s Special Meeting agenda, recommended that the
Commission review and approve a one-year extension of the BolaWrap
Pilot Program. The Commission voted to approve the one-year pilot
extension of the BolaWrap Pilot Program in two Los Angeles
divisions.
The Report included results from the initial
BolaWrap Pilot Program, which expired in February 2021, and yielded
data regarding BolaWrap deployment, operations, and results from
the use of the device in the field. The LAPD submitted
recommendations to the Company to improve serviceability of the
BolaWrap. The Company has already addressed several
recommendations, and the rest are anticipated to be addressed in
the next few months. Due to an insufficient sample size during the
initial BolaWrap Pilot Program, the Report recommended that the
BolaWrap Pilot Program resume for one year at the LAPD’s
Hollywood and Central divisions prior to the LAPD’s final
evaluation. The Hollywood and Central divisions were selected due
to the high volume of calls where the BolaWrap may be
useful.
For a complete review of the findings of the
LAPD, see the full Report which is available by clicking this
link.
Field use bodycam videos of the BolaWrap by
other police departments across the United States can be viewed
here.
About
WRAP
WRAP Technologies
(Nasdaq: WRAP) is a global leader in innovating public safety
technologies and services that deliver advanced solutions focused
on avoiding escalation. The BolaWrap® Remote Restraint device,
WRAP's first product, is a patented, hand-held device that
discharges a Kevlar® tether to temporarily restrain from a
safe distance. Through many field uses and growing adoption by
agencies worldwide, BolaWrap is proving to be an effective tool to
safely detain persons without injury. WRAP Reality, the Company's
virtual reality training system, is an immersive training simulator
and comprehensive public safety training platform designed to
empower first responders with the necessary knowledge to perform in
the field. WRAP's headquarters is located in Tempe, Arizona. For
more information, please visit wrap.com.
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Contact:
Paul M. Manley
VP – Investor
Relations
(612) 834-1804
pmanley@wrap.com