LOS ANGELES (CBSLA/AP)-- The Los Angeles Police Department will begin testing a device designed to snare a person from a distance, giving officers an alternative to firing a Taser or a gun. The device ...

The Lafayette Police Department is testing a safe alternative for securing individuals when responding to mental health calls. Deputy Chief Reginald Thomas said the department noticed a recent ...

ATLANTA — Atlanta Police are testing out a special device aimed at restraining subjects from a distance - and limiting the chance for injury in the process. A department spokesperson confirmed to ...

A deployed BolaWrap binds up the legs of a test subject. Carlos Casas, Vice President of Global Sales and Marketing at Wrap Technologies, talks to police Thursday at the National Great Rivers Museum ...

WILLMAR — The BolaWrap less-than-lethal device has been in use by the Willmar Police Department for about a month, according to Willmar Police Chief Jim Felt. According to the company and Felt, the ...

Police in Springfield, Massachusetts have a new tool they hope can help de-escalate potentially dangerous situations. The device, called a BolaWrap, allows police to restrain someone from a distance.

WILLMAR — A 46-year-old male was arrested and taken into custody Tuesday night with the assistance of a remote restraint device. He was arrested for allegedly trespassing at a business in the 400 ...