Temple PD tests BolaWrap, new tool to restrain suspects without lethal force
The BolaWrap shoots a tether that wraps around the legs or arms of someone who may be in a mental crisis or who is not following the commands of officers.
Author: Jasmin Caldwell
Updated: 6:34 PM CST December 17, 2020
TEMPLE, Texas — The Temple Police Department is testing out a new tool designed to restrain suspects without lethal force. It is called a BolaWrap, and Temple police are thinking about putting them to use on the streets to help de-escalate certain situations.
“It is propelled by a .380 partial charged blank, so it does sound like a small-caliber gunshot,” BolaWrap Senior Instructor Rodney Sherrod said. “And that is used to our advantage, because the offenders who've just been wrapped think, what just happened to me?"