Bimonthly reports are in from city departments. Stanley Police Chief Lance Weiland filled in the council on police matters from last month.
Briefly noting that winter parking restrictions were still in force each night from 3 a.m .to 6 a.m., Weiland shared additional updates as well.
“Officer Holty recently completed Behavioral Threat Assessment Training with members of the various school districts throughout Chippewa County,” he wrote. “This training is intended to assist law enforcement and school personnel with addressing threat-related issues that may come up within the school.” Weiland went on to state that Officer Holty would attend Active Threat Integrated Response Training in Wisconsin Dells, made possible with a grant received by Chippewa County.
“The cost of the training as well as the hotel is being covered by a grant that Chippewa County received,” he wrote. “Our only expense for the training will be Officer Holty’s time and meals. This training will be February 10-12,2026.”
Also in police news, Weiland shared that four staff had received free training on a WRAP restraint device Dec. 17, the city having two such devices. WRAP is used for combative individuals to ensure their safety as well as that of officers and medical personnel. Around for just a few years, the WRAP device is used by several law enforcement agencies, Weiland calling it a “gamechanger.”
“Our officers have assisted other agencies when WRAP was deployed, including other agencies who have assisted us with combative subjects within the city, and we have found the device to really be a game changer,” he wrote. “I am certain that this equipment will reduce injury to officers and will provide a much safer option when we are dealing with people in crisis.”
Closing out Weiland’s bimonthly report were new Tasers.
“As mentioned in a previous report, I had requested an allocation in the 2026 budget to cover the cost of newly portable radios for police department staff. Shortly after submitting that in the budget proposal, we had an issue with one of our Tasers. To my surprise, our current devices will be ten years old this coming year and my priority thus shifted to ensure that these devices get upgraded first. Axon (the maker of the Taser device) has since come out with a couple of newer devices since we last purchased the devices that we currently have. In pricing the newer versions, I was quoted $38,476 for the Taser 7 and $45,296 for the Taser 10. The pricing on these devices in my opinion is outrageous and would not be fiscally responsible. To stay with the current version that we have (X26P) with cartridges and a five year warranty for each device, that total pricing came in around $12,500.” Weiland went on to say that a 15 percent end of year savings was included if ordered by the end of 2025.
“Based on all the information available to me, I proceeded to place the order for the seven (7) new X26P Taser devices and will use the allocated police department outlays for 2026 to pay for the expenses. We have had great success and very few problems with the two variations of Taser electronic control devices that we have had over the better part of the last 20 years here in the police department.”
The TASER X26P is advertised as the “smallest and most compact Smart Weapon” offered by Axon, capable of delivering 2.1 milliamps to interrupt muscles and allow apprehension.