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 board 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 move matters because it pairs a proven public-safety program builder with a company seeking to make non-lethal response technology, training, and policy a practical, repeatable capability that agencies can adopt and sustain. Wrap Technologies draws a direct parallel between Delatorre’s Narcan work and its own mission. 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. Carrying it is now routine for many officers, but 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.
For investors and industry observers, the appointment signals a strategic emphasis on execution and adoption rather than technology alone. Wrap Technologies has appointed Delatorre as it looks to replicate the kind of systematic rollout that turned a pilot into standard practice. The company’s non-lethal response portfolio is aimed at giving agencies tools and protocols that can be integrated into daily operations, and Delatorre’s experience in scaling a health-intervention program across a large police force could inform how Wrap approaches training and policy support.
The broader public safety context is significant. Law enforcement agencies face growing pressure to adopt responses that reduce harm while maintaining officer and community safety. Narcan’s path from a pilot to routine carriage illustrates how operational programs can become institutionalized when training, policy, and logistics are aligned. Wrap Technologies appears to be betting that the same discipline can help its non-lethal technologies gain traction. 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, a specialized communications platform that is part of the Dynamic Brand Portfolio at IBN. InvestorWire provides access to wire solutions and editorial syndication to 5,000+ outlets, along with social media distribution and other corporate communications solutions. For Wrap Technologies, the board addition is a personnel change, but its implications stretch to how quickly non-lethal response programs may move from pilot projects to standard operating procedure for agencies across the country.
