Wrap Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: WRAP) 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 public safety 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 move matters because Wrap Technologies sees a direct parallel between Delatorre’s work on Narcan and its own mission: making Non-Lethal Response™ technology, training and policy a practical, repeatable capability that agencies can adopt and sustain. For investors and the broader public safety industry, the addition of a board member with hands-on experience scaling a life-saving program from pilot to routine practice could strengthen the company’s ability to win agency trust and drive adoption of its non-lethal response solutions.
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. His appointment to Wrap Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: WRAP), a provider of non-lethal response technologies and public safety solutions, was announced in a release detailing the board addition.
The company’s focus on repeatable capability is central to its strategy. Wrap Technologies has positioned its Non-Lethal Response™ offerings as more than products—they are meant to be integrated with training and policy so that agencies can adopt and sustain them over time. Delatorre’s experience with Narcan, which required not only distributing a medication but also changing protocols, training officers, and building sustained operational support, mirrors the challenges agencies face when adopting new response technologies.
For readers in law enforcement, public safety agencies, and the investment community, the appointment signals a potential acceleration in how Wrap Technologies approaches agency adoption. A board member who has navigated the complexities of a citywide rollout and shared that model with other departments could provide valuable guidance on scaling operations, building trust with agency leadership, and ensuring that new tools become routine practice rather than pilot programs that fade away.
The announcement also highlights the growing intersection of public health and policing. Just as Narcan became a standard tool for patrol officers, non-lethal response technologies are increasingly seen as essential for de-escalation and alternative response. Wrap Technologies’ ability to execute on that vision will depend on whether it can replicate the kind of sustained, programmatic approach that Delatorre helped build for the NYPD.
Further details about the appointment and its implications are available through the company’s newsroom at https://ibn.fm/WRAP, and readers can review the full release on www.newmediawire.com. The original announcement also includes a more detailed discussion of the lessons from the citywide Narcan rollout and Delatorre’s role, available via Read More.
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