Wrap Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: WRAP), a provider of non-lethal response technologies and public safety solutions, has appointed former New York City Police Department Deputy Commissioner Edward Delatorre Jr. to its Board of Directors, effective October 20, 2026. The appointment brings to the company a leader who 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.
The significance of the move lies in the parallel WRAP draws between Delatorre's Narcan experience and its own work. The company sees a direct connection: making Non-Lethal Response 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 Delatorre.
That distinction matters for investors and public safety agencies alike. Technology alone does not change outcomes; the training, policy and operational infrastructure around it determine whether a tool becomes standard practice. WRAP has appointed Delatorre to its Board of Directors effective October 20, 2026, betting that his experience in scaling a life-saving program will help the company do the same for non-lethal response. The company's flagship offerings, including the BolaWrap restraint device, are designed to give officers an alternative to higher-force options, but adoption depends on agencies being able to integrate them into everyday operations.
Delatorre's track record offers a template. The Narcan rollout required navigating procurement, union engagement, training protocols and community trust—challenges that any new police tool faces. By bringing that perspective to its board, Wrap Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: WRAP) signals that it views program design and sustainment as central to its growth strategy, not an afterthought. The appointment also comes as public scrutiny of police use-of-force continues, raising demand for options that can de-escalate encounters before they turn lethal.
For stakeholders, the implication is that WRAP is investing in the operational know-how needed to move non-lethal tools from pilot programs to standard issue. The latest news and updates relating to WRAP are available in the company's newsroom at https://ibn.fm/WRAP. The announcement was distributed through InvestorWire, part of the Dynamic Brand Portfolio at IBN, which provides editorial syndication to 5,000+ outlets and other communications services. As agencies weigh how to adopt non-lethal response, the addition of a proven program-builder to WRAP's board could shape how quickly those tools become as routine as Narcan.
