RPD adopts device to briefly control resisting individuals

RPD adopts device to briefly control resisting individuals

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- The Richmond Police Department has adopted a brand-new device that allows officers to briefly control non-compliant individuals without using force on Friday. On Friday, March 21, the police unveiled the BolaWrap 150 Remote Restraint Device, a handheld tool designed to briefly control a resisting suspect -- especially in instances when the officer would handcuff them but would inadvertently turn into a struggle that would…

Richmond Police have adopted a new non-lethal device “for brief control of non-compliant individuals without use of force”

From the RPD: RPD Adopts Device for Brief Control of Non-Compliant Individuals Without Use of Force The Richmond Police Department has trained and equipped officers to use a new device that allows for brief control of non-compliant individuals. The BolaWrap 150 Remote Restraint Device (pictured below) is a handheld tool designed to be used as a method to control from a distance a non-compliant individual in instances when the officer would be ju…