The Abbotsford Police Department says it's the first in Canada to deploy a new non-lethal restraint tool called the BolaWrap — a device it says will reduce injuries during "emotionally charged or unpredictable situations."

"[Like when] someone is actively walking away from the officers … and there's grounds to believe that they need to be stopped," said Const. Alex Odintsov with the training section of the police department.

Resembling a large yellow remote, the handheld BolaWrap fires a lasso-like device that wraps around a person's limbs or torso, tethering them from a distance.

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Abbotsford police say it's designed to temporarily restrain someone without using pain to gain compliance.

[A BolaWrap cassette holds the cord that

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