- Wrap Technologies, Inc. has appointed former New York City Police Department Deputy Commissioner Edward Delatorre Jr. to its Board of Directors, effective October 20, 2026.
- Delatorre helped introduce Narcan into NYPD patrol operations, guiding the program from a Staten Island pilot to citywide adoption and later sharing the model with departments nationally and internationally.
- WRAP(R) sees a direct parallel in its own work: making Non-Lethal Response(TM) technology, training and policy a practical, repeatable capability that agencies can adopt and sustain.
When a police officer reaches someone in the middle of an opioid overdose, a single dose of Narcan can mean that person goes home to their family. Today, carrying it is routine for many officers. It became routine because someone did the slower work of building the program around it.
For the NYPD, part of that work was led by Edward Delatorre Jr. Wrap Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: WRAP), a provider of non-lethal response technologies and public safety solutions, has appointed Delatorre to its Board of Directors, effective October 20, 2026. The company sees its experience as directly relevant to its next challenge: operationalizing de-escalation.
The Narcan Precedent: From Pilot to Citywide Practice
While commanding NYPD Patrol Borough Staten Island, Delatorre worked with community organizations, elected officials and public safety stakeholders to develop and launch a program that trained and equipped police officers with Narcan, a medication capable of reversing opioid overdoses. The initiative was later adopted citywide, establishing Narcan as an additional emergency response capability for NYPD officers.
The medication itself was only one part of the effort. Putting it in the hands of patrol officers required agency leadership, standardized training, operational policy and institutional acceptance across one of the world’s largest police departments.
Former NYPD Police Commissioner William J. Bratton, who oversaw Delatorre during that period, described the program’s reach, “Under my command, Ed Delatorre demonstrated the kind of leadership it takes to turn a promising idea into meaningful, lasting change. He helped take the NYPD’s Narcan program from a local pilot to citywide implementation, and I later sent him to the Police Executive Research Forum (“PERF”) to help other departments adopt similar programs. What began locally became a model shared nationally and internationally, reflecting Ed’s ability to bring people together, turn ideas into practice, and share lessons that could benefit communities far beyond New York.”
That path from a local pilot to an accepted standard of practice is the one WRAP(R) is working to follow.
Operationalizing De-Escalation
WRAP(R) draws a straightforward comparison. Narcan expanded what officers could do when they encountered a life-threatening medical emergency. BolaWrap(R) 150 is designed to give officers an additional intervention option during certain encounters, potentially reducing the need for more injurious force.
The shared principle is early intervention: equipping officers with additional tools, training and clearly defined procedures to protect lives before an emergency escalates.
BolaWrap(R) 150 uses a Kevlar tether to restrict a subject’s movement from a distance. Rather than relying on pain compliance, it is intended to help officers temporarily limit movement and create an opportunity to gain control, potentially allowing more time for communication, for additional resources to arrive or for a safer resolution to develop.
WRAP(R)’s strategy extends well beyond the device. The company describes an integrated approach that combines non-lethal technology, constitutional policing principles, agency policy, instructor development, digital learning and operational readiness. Its portfolio includes WRAP Reality(TM), an immersive virtual-reality platform where personnel practice communication, judgment and decision-making in simulated encounters, and WRAP Vision(TM), a body-worn camera and digital evidence management platform that supports incident documentation and review.
“With the launch of our operationalized de-escalation program, WRAP(R) is finally in a position to support major cities with an integrated approach that brings together policy, training, and non-lethal technology,” said Scot Cohen, Chief Executive Officer of WRAP(R). “Ed understands what it takes to put new capabilities into practice at scale. His experience will be invaluable as we help departments give officers more options to resolve difficult encounters while protecting the people on both sides of the badge.”
Four Decades of Turning New Capabilities into Practice
Delatorre’s 46-year NYPD career covered several of the functions that determine whether a new capability takes hold inside an agency. He served as Deputy Commissioner of Labor Relations, Chief of Transit, Commanding Officer of Patrol Borough Staten Island and Commanding Officer of the NYPD Police Academy.
As Chief of Transit, he oversaw approximately 2,600 uniformed officers, secured nearly $40 million in federal counterterrorism grants and helped establish an agreement with federal authorities to use the New York City transit system as a testing environment for emerging security technologies. His time leading the Police Academy adds direct experience with the institutional requirements of training, certification, instructor development and sustained readiness.
For agencies evaluating non-lethal options, those are the practical questions: how a capability is evaluated, introduced, trained on and kept current over time. Delatorre has worked through each of them at scale.
“Throughout my career, I’ve seen how much preparation goes into giving officers an option they can confidently use in the field,” said Delatorre. “Equipment, policy, training, and leadership all have to work together. I look forward to bringing that perspective to WRAP(R)’s Board and supporting the company’s work to help agencies prepare their officers for difficult encounters.”
A Board Appointment Aligned with Strategy
The appointment follows other steps WRAP(R) has taken to extend its approach across public safety. In August 2026, the company announced a partnership with XINSURANCE to develop and commercialize the WRAP(R) Safe Response Program, a proposed certified operating standard for organizations that employ or contract private-security personnel. The program is intended to document how security personnel are trained, equipped and prepared to respond before encounters escalate.
Across law enforcement and private security, the common thread is readiness as a coordinated process: prepared personnel, appropriate tools and procedures that hold up under pressure. Adding a director who has guided that process inside one of the largest police departments in the world aligns WRAP(R)’s governance with that strategy. Commercial results will depend on agency adoption, budgets, training effectiveness and the company’s execution.
WRAP(R) believes the history of Narcan offers a lesson for law enforcement innovation: a new technology reaches its full potential once it becomes part of an agency’s established operational framework. Through BolaWrap(R) 150, its Non-Lethal Response(TM) strategy and its expanding training infrastructure, the company is working to give agencies more options for earlier intervention, better decision-making and safer outcomes for officers, subjects and the communities they serve.
For more information, visit the company’s website at wrap.com.
NOTE TO INVESTORS: The latest news and updates relating to WRAP are available in the company’s newsroom at nnw.fm/WRAP
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This article was produced by IBN Editorial Staff and is intended for informational purposes only. It is not investment advice and should not be relied upon as the basis for any investment decision. Statements attributed to Wrap Technologies Inc. or its management, including any forward-looking statements regarding product adoption, strategy, the contributions of its Board of Directors, or market opportunities, reflect the company’s views and are subject to risks and uncertainties; actual results may differ materially. Readers should conduct their own due diligence and consult a qualified professional. Additional company information is available at wrap.com.
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