Wrap Technologies Receives International BolaWrap® Orders from Four New Countries

LAPD Deputy Chief Provides Update on BolaWrap Pilot Program

TEMPE, Ariz., Sept. 24, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Wrap Technologies, Inc. (the “Company” or “Wrap”) (Nasdaq: WRTC) announced today it has received initial orders from four new countries located in the Middle East, Europe and South America. Distributors and customers from a total of 33 countries have now placed orders for BolaWrap products and accessories.

“Despite the COVID-19 travel restrictions, we continue to see growth in international markets,” said Tom Smith, President of Wrap Technologies. “The international market is 12 times the size of the US market and is our fastest moving market. International law enforcement communities, especially those from countries where law enforcement are not allowed to carry firearms, are looking for new tools like the BolaWrap to deal with noncompliant subjects without having to resort to higher levels of force that rely on pain compliance.”

“We are also seeing positive progress in the US market, including dozens of recent field uses – two of which were captured on bodycam and released this week – as well as continued increase in demonstrations and training throughout the US. We have reached an important milestone with over 1,000 training officers now certified as BolaWrap instructors qualified to train officers in their departments.”

At a public hearing held on August 25, 2020, the Los Angeles Police Commission unanimously approved of a 180-day extension of their BolaWrap pilot program. See same day report from the Los Angeles Times here.

Yesterday, LAPD Deputy Chief Martin Baeza provided his comments to the Company: "The LAPD began the BolaWrap pilot in February of 2020 after an extensive evaluation and partnership with Wrap Technologies. Soon after the pilot began, Covid 19 redirected the Department’s mission as the City of Los Angeles went into the Safer at Home plan to curb the spread of the virus. As a result, the deployment of the BolaWrap was limited. However, we had multiple successful wraps in which the suspects’ actions stopped as a result of the utilization of the BolaWrap. I recently asked our Board of Police Commissioners to extend the pilot program in order to continue to evaluate the BolaWrap’s effectiveness. Thus far, we are pleased with the device and with the responsiveness of Wrap Technologies."

Yesterday’s discussion of recent BolaWrap field uses caught on bodycam and Los Angeles Police Commission’s decision to extend the BolaWrap pilot program is available for replay here.

Links to recent media appearances of the BolaWrap across the US in September can be found below:

About Wrap Technologies (Nasdaq: WRTC)
Wrap Technologies is an innovator of modern policing solutions. The Company’s BolaWrap 100 product is a patented, hand-held remote restraint device that discharges an eight-foot bola style Kevlar^® tether to restrain an individual at a distance from 10 to 25 feet. Developed by award winning inventor Elwood Norris, the Company’s Chief Technology Officer, the small but powerful BolaWrap 100 assists law enforcement in safely and effectively deescalating encounters, especially those involving an individual in crisis. BolaWrap 100 has already been used to safely apprehend suspects without injury in Los Angeles, Sacramento, Fresno, Bell, Albuquerque, Minneapolis, West Palm Beach, Fort Worth, LaGrange, St. Cloud and Oak Ridge. For information on the Company, please visit www.wraptechnologies.com.

Trademark Information: BolaWrap and Wrap are trademarks of Wrap Technologies, Inc.  All other trade names used herein are either trademarks or registered trademarks of the respective holders.

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WRAP TECHNOLOGIES CONTACT:
Paul M. Manley
VP – Investor Relations
612-834-1804
pmanley@wraptechnologies.com 

Released September 24, 2020