DANVILLE — Mahoning Township police are utilizing virtual reality (VR) for training. The department recently purchased the WRAP Reality software using grant funds, Chief Fred Dyroff said.
MAHONING TWP. Pulling into the boat launch off River Drive here during a recent evening shift, Ptlm. Garon Fenstermaker encountered a car that had been parked but quickly pulled out.
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Instructor Michael Caprioli, right, points to the Kevlar string wrapped around Mahoning Township police officer Garon Fenstermakerâs legs. The string is shot out of a BolaWrap device.
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Garon Fenstermaker, an officer in the Mahoning Police Department, is about to have a BolaWrap shot at him during a Monday morning demonstration.
DANVILLE â It looks like a cross between a smartphone and a TV remote control, but what it delivers, for police, is a painless punch, a powerful restraining device that in some situations could replace the use of Tasers when confronting a suspect.