The Man Who Helped Bring Narcan to NYPD Patrol Officers Is Taking on a New Challenge

MIAMI, FL- In a news release, Wrap Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: WRAP) announced the appointment of former NYPD Deputy Commissioner Edward Delatorre Jr. to its board of directors. The appointment was effective October 20, 2026.

WRAP is a provider of non-lethal response technologies and public safety solutions, according to the company’s website.

Delatorre has over 40 years of law enforcement leadership experience and is credited with introducing Narcan into NYPD patrol operations, which the company said showed “how a lifesaving intervention could move from a local pilot to citywide adoption.”

Law enforcement agencies have long struggled with being able to fulfill their function of safeguarding public safety while dealing with public perception (or misperception) of uses of force. Wrap is focused on using the lessons learned by the widespread distribution of Narcan to police agencies nationwide to focus on implementing de-escalation solutions for police.

Working as commander of the NYPD Patrol Borough Staten Island, Deputy Commissioner Delatorre collaborated with local officials, community organizations, and public safety stakeholders “to develop and launch a program training and equipping police officers with Narcan. For those unfamiliar, Narcan is a medication that can help reverse opioid overdoses.

After a pilot program in Delatorre’s precinct, the initiative was adopted throughout New York and helped “establish Narcan as an additional emergency response capability for NYPD officers,” the release said.

Deputy Commissioner Delatorre was praised by former NYPD Commissioner William J. Bratton:

“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 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,” Bratton said. “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.”

One of the most promising products developed by WRAP is the “BolaWrap® ” a non-lethal means of controlling violent suspects without typical solutions such as impact weapons, pepper spray, or Tasers.

What the BolaWrap® can do is:

The advantage to law enforcement officers is the ability to distract and disorient, interrupt the subject’s decision cycle, create time and space, the ability to move in with confidence, implement lawful hands-on control, and maintain the ability to transition to increased uses of force if necessary.

WRAP also provides training solutions for agencies who avail themselves of the device and noted that federal and state grants can fund much of the NLR system.

“Just as Narcan expanded what officers could do when encountering a life-threatening medical emergency, BolaWrap® is designed to provide officers with an additional intervention option during certain encounters, potentially reducing the need for more injurious force,” the company wrote.

WRAP emphasized that agencies are not merely getting a tool but are also getting “an integrated approach to combining non-lethal technology, constitutional policing principles, agency policy, instructor development, digital learning, and operational readiness.”

WRAP believes that Deputy Commissioner Delatorre’s experience will provide “a valuable perspective on how agencies evaluate, introduce, train on, and ultimately institutionalize new response capabilities.”

“With the launch of our operationalized de-escalation program, WRAP is finally in a position to support major cities with an integrated approach that brings together policy, training, and non-lethal technology,” said Scott Cohen, Chief Executive Officer of WRAP. “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.”

One can think of numerous cases where having such a solution could have prevented officer-involved shootings, many of which end up with the suspect being dead and the officer being excoriated by people with the benefit of 20/20 hindsight. Anything that can help reduce the criminal and civil liability of police officers is a worthy endeavor.

For Delatorre, he brings a wealth of experience to WRAP, having 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,” the release noted.

“His experience leading the Police Academy provides additional expertise in the institutional requirements of training, certification, instructor development, and sustained readiness.”

For Delatorre, he is anxious to work with WRAP to advance technologies to give police officers alternative options to what the public perceives as excessive use of force.

“Throughout my career, I’ve seen how much preparation goes into giving officers an option they can confidently use in the field,” he said. “Equipment, policy, training, and leadership all have to work together. I look forward to bringing that perspective to WRAP’s Board and supporting the Company’s work to help agencies prepare their officers for difficult encounters.”

WRAP believes the BolaWrap® is the next chapter in first responder readiness.

“Through its BolaWrap® technology, Non-Lethal Response™ strategy, and expanding training infrastructure, WRAP is working to provide agencies with additional options intended to support earlier intervention, better decision-making, and improved public safety outcomes.”