BolaWrap – Chiefs Implementing New Less-Lethal Remote Restraint Device
The BolaWrap is the first and only tool that remotely restrains a subject without requiring pain to gain compliance. With the BolaWrap, officers can quickly and safely restrain subjects who are non-compliant or experiencing a mental crisis early in encounters, before having to resort to higher levels of force.
Inflicting pain often escalates potentially violent encounters. Early, remote restraint using the BolaWrap and its non-threatening form allows time for officers to de-escalate and provide needed support while also minimizing the risk of ugly encounters and liabilities. Most importantly, immobilizing a subject from a distance by wrapping their legs or arms greatly increases the safety of the officer on duty, as well as the safety of the subject.
Developed by national award-winning inventor Elwood Norris, the BolaWrap hand-held remote restraint device discharges an 8-foot bola style Kevlar® tether with anchors on each end at 513 feet per second to restrain a subject at a range of 10–25 feet.
Wrap Technologies, Inc., a publicly traded company (NASDAQ: WRTC ), is an innovator of modern policing solutions. The company has delivered its flagship product, the BolaWrap, to more than 100 agencies in the United States and 19 countries across with world. Product demonstrations and training sessions have garnered positive community engagement, including extensive TV and print media reports on CNN, USA Today, Fox News, CBS News, BBC World News, and other media outlets. The BolaWrap has been successfully deployed on multiple subjects in the field by agencies, such as Fort Worth SWAT, Fresno Police Department, and others.
Mobile Personal Safety Device
KonnectONE’s easy-to-use mobile personal safety solution enables people to feel more connected to their loved ones and first responders. Small enough for a pocket, or to be easily clipped to a backpack or purse, Moxee Signal delivers four types of check-ins and alerts, including location tracking, check-ins, audio for environmental context when a user is feeling uncertain, and the ability to request help from emergency services as appropriate. Featuring 4G LTE and GPS location technology, as well as a long-life battery, Moxee Signal users can be assured that they can be reached virtually anywhere, anytime. Moxee Signal will be launching exclusively at T-Mobile.
Investigative Software Redesign
Oxygen Forensics’ new redesign of Oxygen Forensic Detective 12.0, powered by JetEngine, completely overhauls the program’s interface, giving the flagship software a new look and feel, while retaining full functionality and ease of use. With this latest update, Oxygen Forensic Detective 12.0 gives investigators the ability to view files taken from multiple devices simultaneously, allowing for deeper analysis. It also greatly expands device and cloud storage system compatibility, enabling users to extract data from new sources and providing detailed, built-in analytics for them all. The Oxygen Forensic Detective Suite is available to previously vetted and appropriately licensed law enforcement organizations.
Artificial Intelligence App
VIA Technologies, Inc., announces the availability of VIA-AI source code and documentation on GitHub for the global developer community. The VIA-AI app enables the addition of level 2 driver assistance capabilities by connecting an Android smartphone to the Controller Area Network (CAN bus) of a vehicle. VIA-AI is an open source driver assistance app that supports Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC), Lane Keeping Assist System (LKAS), and CAN bus integration functions. It enables the development of driver assistance capabilities for selected vehicles using a modern Android smartphone and hardware connectors. Once installed, the app connects to the vehicle’s subsystem to manipulate acceleration, brake, and steering functions.
Online Dispatch Interface
Orion Labs, Inc., announces the industry’s first web-based push-to-talk (PTT) Orion Dispatch Console, enabling enterprise administrators, dispatch teams, and desk workers to instantly connect with their mobile workforce without the requirement of installing software or other limitations of traditional desktop tools. On a single screen, dispatchers can now talk to their team members via PTT, send messages to a single person or group, and review recent messages, as well as observe a map displaying the team members’ locations. Key benefits of the online dispatch interface are dispatching effectively in dynamic operating environments, activating instantly from the cloud, and connecting the mobile workforce to desk workers.
www.orionlabs.io/dispatch-console
Remote Inspection Camera
Larson Electronics offers a network IP camera with a built-in infrared light and flood beam configuration to provide a live feed from inside tanks, vessels, reactors, and other hazardous environments. This remote inspection camera is explosion proof, dust and ignition proof, weatherproof, and tamper resistant. The camera features a wide-angle fixed lens with a 108-degree field of view for covering large work areas, while also utilizing 3D digital noise reduction and true day/night IR-cut filter removal to create clear images in low-light and variable conditions. The unit features an ATEX/IECEx certified copper-free, aluminum alloy body and a stainless-steel mounting bracket/handle.
Smart Security Cameras
Sensera Systems’s SiteWatch PRO2 Smart Security Series combine thermal, low-light, and color cameras with video analytics and 4G LTE communications in one integrated system. This camera is ideal for 24-hour monitoring and capable of real-time alert notifications that are pushed to the user’s email or mobile device. The PRO2’s thermal imaging camera renders infrared radiation as visible light, allowing users to see heat signatures through fog, darkness, and other visual barriers. These smart cameras were designed to capture images in low-light settings to avoid any associated digital noise. The camera series is solar powered and features a 200-foot long-range motion detection system.
Evidence Management App
NICE has enhanced its NICE Investigate Digital Evidence Management Solution (DEMS) with a new mobile app to help police officers and detectives streamline investigative work while improving community engagement and incident response. Running on the secure Microsoft Azure Government cloud, NICE Investigate is a solution for automating manual processes around digital evidence collection, management, analysis, and sharing. The mobile app supports two-factor authentication, permitting access only by authorized users and devices. By using NICE Investigate Mobile, officers and investigators can access and listen to emergency calls to more effectively respond to incidents, capture and securely upload digital evidence from the scene, and improve citizen and community engagement in crime fighting.
Surveillance Tower
The Mobile Advanced Safety Tower (MAST) by SCI (USA) LLC is a fully monitored mobile safety unit that provides 24-hour, high-quality CCTV surveillance with live and recorded footage. By using solar energy and a back-up battery with more than 100 hours of battery life, MAST can be used in a variety of settings and environments in which other surveillance towers cannot. With enhanced wireless connectivity, the unit can be used independently or controlled remotely from almost any connected device using your existing video management system or SCI’s own software solution. Although truck and trailer versions are also available, the units are flexible and modular to allow tailoring for specific needs.
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