Maricopa’s police have a new tool they claim is safer to use than a taser.

The BolaWrap 150 is a small yellow device with a cartridge that fires a 7.5 foot Kevlar cord with anchors on each end to help wrap the cord around a person’s leg or torso.

In a video from the Maricopa Police Department, Officer Jeff Pocrant said that unlike tasers, batons and pepper spray, mullet wrap is painless.

“Like Spider-Man, we’ll hook you up, wrap the person up, lock you down, keep your arms from moving, keep you safe inside, and detain the suspect without harming him. Policeman.” hurt,” he said.

Wrap Technologies Co., Ltd.

BolaWrap fires a 7.5 foot Kevlar cord that wraps around your body.

BolaWrap is designed to restrain a person from 10 to 25 feet away. Maricopa has eight devices.

“It’s a completely different shape and size, and it’s not confusing. We know it’s not a gun, it’s not a taser. I don’t think cops would confuse it with a firearm or a taser. No,” said Pocrant.

The Tempe-based company developing the technology signed a deal with Arizona’s Municipal Risk Retention Pool late last year. The group pools dozens of small and municipal insurance and risk management services.offers to Covers half the cost of a member’s BolaWrap package.

In a press release, Maricopa Police Chief James Hughes said: We will evaluate and incorporate any technology that assists officers in the area of ​​military escalation. ”

Wrap Technologies Co., Ltd.

The company says BolaWrap can temporarily restrain people from up to 25 feet away.