Fairfax County police to use Spider-Man-like lassos to subdue suspects

On Feb. 7, Fairfax County police demonstrated a new device their officers will use to restrain suspects using a Kevlar lasso. With the press of a button, the yellow device not much bigger than a cellphone fires a swirling Kevlar cord, wrapping its intended target by the legs and torso like Spider-Man’s web — minus the goo.

Fairfax County Police Chief Kevin Davis announced Tuesday that his department was buying 450 of the devices — good for one in each patrol vehicle, which officers sometimes share. The lasso works like this: A cartridge with a 7 1/2-foot Kevlar cord with two hooked barbs tied to each end is loaded into the BolaWrap device, experts say. Police power on the device, which points a laser at the officer’s target. When an officer pushes a button, the cord is propelled out of the device using a micro-gas generator.

Cohen and other officials with Wrap Technologies asserted the device has an 85 percent success rate, and 51 percent of deployments aid people in mental crisis. Davis said the department will not classify deploying the device as a “use of force,” but officers will still be mandated to report to their supervisors each time they use it. The company says the devices are particularly effective in handling mildly aggressive subjects or those in the throes of a mental health crisis.

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