Evolv Faces Scrutiny From Colorado, North Carolina, And Ohio
Evolv is facing growing public scrutiny with multiple local news outlets questioning the company's ethics and performance of a "controversial weapons detection system", adding to law firms investigating shareholder suits against the company.
WCNC Charlotte's "CMS spent $16.5 million on body scanners, but confidential field test uncovered technology's safety gaps" report below:
CBS News Colorado "Douglas County commissioners approve $1M for controversial weapons detection system at STEM school in Highlands Ranch" report:
10 WBNS Columbus "Investigation finds next-gen weapons detection systems used by schools, stadiums may miss certain items [emphasis added]" report:
In this report, we examine the various issues raised by the 3 investigations.
Executive *******
***** **** ******** ** ******** ************ critical ** *****. ***** ** **** years, ***** **** ******* *** ******* that ********* ******** *****'* *********, ***** latest ******* ***** ** ****'* ******** show * ****** ** *** ********* with ***** *** ***** ********** *** misleading ******, ************ ******* *********, *** potential **** ** ************ **** *** customers.
**** ******** ***** **** ***** **** outlets *** ****** ********** ********* ** school ********* *********** *****. ****, ** turn, *** **** ** * **** in ***** ** *****'* **** ********* market - *******.
Main ******
*** ****** **** ** ********, ***** Carolina, *** **** **** ***** **** similar **** *** ******* ********** *** following ******:
- ************ ***** ********* ***** *** ***** in *** **** ******
- ******** **** *****'* ********* ** ********* all ******* *** "*******-**** *****" ******* to * ***** ***** ** ********
- ***** ********
- ************ **** *****'* ***-*****
**** *** ********* ***** ******* *** inconsistencies ** *** ******* *******, *** more ********** ***:
- *** ******* ***** **** **** ********
- ***** "*** *** ******* ******** *** Schools" **** ************** ***** ********
- ***** ***** "*******-**** *****", ******** ** "Safe *****"
Inconsistent ***** *********
*****'* ************ ***** *********, ***** *********** in *** ******* ******* ** *** NCS4 ****** ********* ** ****, *** one ** *** **** ****** ** concern *** ***** **** *******.
*** *******, ***** ******** **** **** contrasted * ***** ** *** *********-*********** student ****** "* **** **** *'* not ***** ** ** ********** **** any ******** *** ******" **** *** NCS4 ****** *******:
* **** **** *'* *** ***** to ** ********** **** *** ******** any ****** [******* ****]. *** ***** is ******* *** ******** *** *** can *** **** **** *** *********. After ***, * ***** **** **** five ****** ***** *** **** ***** safety ****. **** ************ ****** ... shows ***** *** ******** ******** ****** every ***, **** ... ****** ** detect ***** * *** ** ***** 10 ******
*********, *** ******** **** **** ****** knives **** * ******* ******* ******** was **** ** *** ******* ***** Express ** * ****** *************, ** shown *****:
Utica ********
*** ******* **** ******** ** * Utica **** ******, ********* ** *** three *******, ************ **** ************ ***** detection ** * ******* ******* **** can **** ** *********. * **-****-*** victim *** ******* ******** ***** *** sustained ***-****-*********** ******** ***** ******** ** ****, ***** ******** *****:
Evolv's ********* *********** *******
*** **** ******* ********** ******* *****'* marketing ** "******* ****" ***** *** claims ** **** ********** *** *** weapons ** * **** ************** ** Evolv *******'* **** ***********.
** *** **** * ******, ***** switched *** ********* ***** - **** "Weapons **** *****" ** "**** *****", and *** ** "***** *****", ** the ******* ***** *****:
**** ********* ****** *** * *** theme ** ***** *******. *** *******, a ***** ******** ******** ******* *****'* co-founder**** *********** ******** ** ********* ****** *************** ************* ***** ******* *** ******* *******:
*********, *** ***** ******** ****** *****:
*** **** **** ******** ***'** **** inside *********-*********** ******* ****** *** **** schools, **** ** ******* ******* *** Blumenthal ********** **** ******cannot ****** "*******-**** *****" ** ***** **********, according to a confidential test report [emphasis added]
*** **** ******** ****** ******* ********* to ********:
*** ** *** **** ****, *** company *** ******* ***** *** ****** creating ******* **** *****. *** *** says ** ***** ** ****** **** zones. *** ****'* * ******* * it's * ****** **** *** **** use **** *** **** *****. *** I ***** ****'* **** ** ******** is,it ***** ** *** ******* ** **** *** ***** **** *****, which is that there are certain weapons that can go undetected [emphasis added]
Transparency **** *********
*****'* ************ **** *** ******** *** potential ********* ********* ***** *******' ************ was ********** ** ***** *******. ***** responded ** * ******* ******* ******* that ***** ***** ***** ********* ***** aware ** ********* ***********, *******, * limited ****** ** *********** ** ********* to *** ****** *** ** ******** reasons.
*** *******, ******** **** *** **** outlet:
**, ** **** **** *** ********* to ***** ****** **** ** **** the ******'* ************ ***, *** **** of *** *********** ** *** ****** and **** **** *** ******** *** can *** ** ** *** ******* of ***** ******* ******** **** ... We **** * **** ******** *** clear ********** **** *** *********.
*********, ** *** ******** ******:
** *********** *** ******* ** *** Evolv ******* ****** — ********* *********** and ************ — **** *** ******* security ************* ** *** *********, ********, and *********. ** ******* ***** ****** be ******* ******* ******** ** ****** Evolv ******* ***'* **** ***** *** technology ****** ****** *** ******** ** include *** ******* ** **** ** their ******** ********. ****'* *** *** team ** ********* ** ****** *** questions **** ********* ** **** **** they **** *** *********** ********* ** determine ** ***** ******* ** *** right ******* ********* ****** *** ****.
Evolv ****** ** *** ****** ********
***** ****** * **** ** "**** Points" **** *** *** ***** *** district ******** * ******* *** ******* from *** ********* **** ******, ** they ********. *** "******* ******" ******** statements **** *****'* ********** ***** ***, including *** "******* ******** ********", "**...****** technology ** ***% *********", "***** ************ all ******* ** *** ***** ******", etc.:
Bump ** *****?
*** *** ******** **** ** ******* these ***** **** ******* *** * temporary ******** *** ***** ** ******* they ********* * *********** ***** ** the ******'* ******* ** *** *******. If **** ** * ******** *** few ** *** ******* **** ******* come ***, ***** **** ** ****. However, ** **** *********, **** ***** a *********** ********* **** ** *** company ** ** ******* ******* ** sales ** ******* (*** ***** **** ******* *** **** outlook).
*** ****** **** ** *** **** whatever **** ******** **** ** **** on **** **** ***** *****. ******** that ***** *** **** **** ** told ****** ******* *** ********** **** it **** *** ***** ******* ****** and *** **** ****** **** ***** pistols *** **** *** **** ***** alarms ** **** *****.
*** ** ** *** **** ******** out ***** ***** *** *** **** make ******* *** ******** ***** **** a ****** ***** ********** *** **** importantly **** ****** ******* ******* ** mass ******** **** *** **** ** almost ***** ******** *********.
*** **** ** ****.
****** *** **** ***** *******.
******* ** ** **** **** ** difference, ********** ***** *** **** ****.
*** * ** ******* - *** you ***** *** ******* ** **** scientific ******* **** ***** ** **** assertion **** ***** ** *** ****?
***** **** *** **-*** ********, *******, and ********* **** *'** ****** **** that **** ****** ********* ** ****** Evolv, ******** ***, ******** ** *********** metal ********* *** **** *** *********** stated **'* *** ******** ******* ** the ******, *** ****.
*** **** *** **** ******* *** same ******* ***** **** *** **** and **** ************ *** *******. **'* also *****, ********* **** ***** *** other ********* **** **** ** ***** out ****** ****** *** ***** ***** so **** ****** ** **** *****? I ***** **** **** ** ********** on ***** ***** *** **** ******** posts ***** **, ***** **** *** continued ****** *** ******** ****** ***** applicable ******** ******* **** ******* *******, should ** ********* ** *** ** move **.
** ** * ******* ******** **** will ***** ***** ********* *****? **. Is * ****** ** ***** ******** that *** ** ************** ***** **** ones **** ***'*? ********* *** ****** is ***.
***** *** ***** ~$*** ******* ** cash ** **** **** * *****. As ****, ** ***** ** ********** if ***** *** *** *** **** clients ** **** *******.
*** **** *** **** ******* *** same ******* ***** **** *** ****... lack ** ********** ** ***** ***** and **** ******** *****
** ****** **** * *********** ***** news ******** ******** *** ****** ******** reports ** *****. *** *** ***** that *** *** **** ****** *********** are ****** ***** ********* ** ******** but * ******* *** ** **** these **** ******* **** *********.
*** *** ******* **, ** **** not ****** ** **, *** ***'** vastly *************** *** ***** **** ***** faces. ***, ** ********, **** **** it ****** ** ***? ***'** **** your *********** ** **** *** **** you ******** **** ******* ** **** next *** **** ** ****** *** far ***** *** *****.
*** **** ******************** **'* ****************** ** *** ******
* **** *** *** *** *** word ******** ******* ******** **** ** means.
**** ** * ****** ***** ****** tactic - ********* ******* ** ********** that **** ** **** *******.
...********** ***** *** **** ****.
**** ****'* *** ********** **** "***********" ** *** ***** ***********.
"***********" ** *** ***** ***********.
** ******* ******* **** *********** **, including **** ****** **** ***********:
*** *********** ** ********, ***** *** company **** **** ****.
** *** ** ******* **** ******. Posting *********** ** *** ******** *********** to *** ** ***** **** *** this *******?
**'* *********** ** *** ******, ** we *** ** *** **********. **'* not ********* *** ***** ********* ** a **** **** ******* ** ***** facilitate ****** ********* *********** *** ** would **** ** **** *** *** doing **.
*** ****** **** ** *** **** whatever **** ******** **** ** **** on **** **** ***** *****.
*** ********* ************** **** * ****** ************** **** they *** "************* **** **** *****" ********* *** detection ** ******:
“****’** ***** ** ********* ** ******, ‘Oh **, ** *****’* **** ** all ******,’” **** ***** *****, *** had **** ********* ****** ************** ** the ***** **** ****** ******** ** days ****** *** ********. “**** ***’* tell *** — **** ** **** up * ******* ** * ***** army *****? **’** *** **** ****** nothing **** **** *****.”
** *** ***** ** ******** **** school ********** *** *** ****** ****** understand **** ***** *** *** ****** do?
** ** ****, *** *** ***** detectors ** *** ******** **** ******* missed ** ***** ***** ****** **** I *******. ***** ****** ** *** wrong ****, *** ******** *** **** triggered *** *** *** *** **** the **** ***** ****** ** ****…****’* why * ****** *** ****. *** a **** ***** ***** ******, ****** Endura.
********, *** ***** ***** ** *** Columbus *********** **** **** **** ** to **** ******** ***** *** ** my ****** *** **** ** **** my ****. ** * ***…*********, ******, phone *** *****, **** * ****** through *** ******** *** ** ********* on *** **** ***** ** ****. They ******** ** ** *** **** me ** ***** *** ****.
**** ******* * **** **** * bar ** ******** ** ********* **** my ****. *** *** **** ** if * **** *** ******* *** wands **. * ***’*, *** ** never **** ***** ** **** ** wanded *** ** *** ***** ***** was ***** ****** ** **** * full ***** *** *** *-* ****.
*** ***** ** ****, *** ****** you **** ** *** ***** ** be ***% ** *** ********** ** 100% *** ********* **** *** **, human ***** ** ****. ********** ** sell ** **** ******** ***, ** one *** ** *******, **** ** be ***********. ************ *****, ******** **** outdated, ******** ****, ****** **** ********. The **** ** *** ** ** inform *** ******* ** ***** ***** and ****** ** *********** ***** ****.
** *** ***, * ***** ***** prefer **** ** *****’* ****** *** a ********* ******, **** ** ******. Seems ** ** **** **’* *** a *** ****** ****** ** ******** a *** **** ****** ******** **** nothing. ****, *’* ** ******* ** bet **** * ****** **** *** intent ** ******* * **** ******** situation *****’* ****** **** ******* *****’* a ******** ** ***. ****’** ******** going ** **** ******* *** **.
**** ***** * ********** ****** ******* why ***** ***** ** '*********' *** security *******.
**** *** ***** ** **** ** in **** *** ********* ** *** begin ** **** ******* *** ******* deficiencies ***** *** ******** ******* ** 'we *** **** *******'* *******'.
**** *** ********** **** ** ** your **** *********...
*** ***** ** ****** **** ***'* prefer ** **** **** * ***** and **** ** ** ****** **** nothing.
*** *** *********** ****** **** **** your *********** ** *** ** *** perp *** ****** ** *** ** these '*********' **** ** ***** *** how **** ***** **** **** ******* way **.
**** ********* ***** **** *** **** sense ** **.
** *** ********** ** **** *****, OpenGate *** ******** **** ***** *********. I *** **** *** **** ***** and **** *** **** ***** **** they **** *** **** ** *** knives (********* ** *** ******* *** the **** ****).
**** *** **** ** *** **** your ******** **** ******* *****. * am *** ****** ***** ** *****, I ** *** ****** **** ** great. **** ** **** *** * place ** *** **********. * *** tell *** **** ********* ******* ******** on *** *********** ******* **** **** does *** **** ** * *** of ******. **** ** **** ******* to *** ***** ***** ** *** recommended *******. *** ***** **** * similar ******* ***** ********.
*** ***** **** * ******* ******* about ********.
**'* * ******** ** *** **** more *** **** ************ ***** *******. Coverage ** **** ************: ** "***** **** ***",**** **-** **** ***** ******** ******,******* ****** ******** **** *** **** For ***** **** ****,**** ***** ***** *** ******** ****** District, ***.
*'* *** **** * *** *** issue --
**** **** **** *******, ** ***** like *** ******* ** *** **** transparency **** *****:
** ********, ***'* *** ******* *****.
"* ****** ********** *** *********** *** proactive *** ***** **** ** ***** has **** **** *********, ***********, ******* improvement, ******** ********"
*** *** **** ****** *** ***** the ****** ****** *** *** **** weaknesses ** *** ***** ********* ***? (I.e. **** ****/*****/****** *** **** *** can **** ******* ****** ** *** lower ********?)
** **** ***** **** *** **** takeaway ** **** ** **** **** of ********** (*********, ****** ******* *******, guards), **?