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Illinois police show confidence in vests

By Pat Krochmal and Matt Dominis The Online Pioneer Press DES PLAINES, Ill. - Des Plaines police are not up in arms over the suspected vulnerability of their protective vests. Although 100 officers in ...

Cops to get better armored outfits; more resistant to some assault rifles

By Walt Philbin The New Orleans Times-Picayune NEW ORLEANS - Forty-four members of the New Orleans police Special Operations Division, which includes the SWAT team, are scheduled to receive improved body ...

Preliminary ballistic test results from the DOJ body armor safety initiative

Preliminary Test Results from the Dept. of Justice Body Armor Safety Initiative Body Armor Safety Initiative Test Results - Phase I PoliceOne notes that the below test results are preliminary and were ...

DOJ releases initial findings on body armor performance

PoliceOne Special Report The Department of Justice convened a summit Thursday to address the reliability issue of body armor used by law enforcement personnel, and to examine the future of bullet-resistant ...

Status report to the attorney general on body armor safety initiative testing and activies (PDF)

Care and maintenance of body armor

Excerpted from the 2001 NIJ Report "The Selection and Application of Body Armor" - http://www.nlectc.org/ Note: Body Armor should be cared for and handled as specified by the documentation you received ...

Boston special ops cop survives shooting; saved by protective vest

By Laurel J. Sweet, David Weber and Kevin Rothstein, The Boston Herald BOSTON - A Boston police special ops cop whose partner took a bullet in the face less than a month ago was shot yesterday while he, ...

Lawsuits mount for maker of protective police vests

By Dana Littlefield The San Diego Union Tribune OCEANSIDE, Calif. - What Oceanside police Officer Tony Zeppetella didn't know last year when he pulled over a suspicious car in a parking lot proved fatal. ...

Deputy survives close call in shotgun blast to the chest

His Vest Takes Brunt of Shooting; His Bullet Glances Off Suspect''s Head By Matt Canham The Salt Lake Tribune Salt Lake County sheriff''s Deputy Brett Miller saw the shotgun barrel peek through the driver-side ...

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Coweta County Sheriff's body armor to be upgraded

The Atlanta Journal and Constitution COWETA COUNTY, Ga. - Adhering to the adage "Better safe than sorry," the Coweta County Sheriff''s Department will upgrade the body armor worn by deputies. Second Chance ...

Kent PD WA Zylon vest testing results

Time/Date: August 27, 2003 at approximately 1530hrs Place: Kent Police Indoor Range at 24523 116th Ave S.E. Kent, WA 98030 Present: Ofc Bill Robnett, Rangemaster/Armorer; Ofc Bill Blowers, Training Officer; ...

Risks disclosed in safety vests used by Mass. police

By Andrea Estes Boston Globe Staff, Thousands of police officers across the state and the country are wearing bulletproof vests that may not protect them from gunfire, and the manufacturer has notified ...

NIJ statement regarding Second Chance, Inc. body armor "upgrade" offer

For Immediate Releae U.S. Department of Justice National Institute of Justice September 30, 2003 The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) and its National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center ...

Important PoliceOne notes regarding Zylon

As Body Armor manufacturers continue to push the borders of weight and comfort, vests have become significantly more complex, in many cases using highly technologically sophisticated combinations of fabrics ...

Sweat suits; manufacturers are working hard to make ballistic vests cooler and more comfortable

Sweat Suits; Manufacturers are working hard to make ballistic vests cooler and more comfortable Important PoliceOne Note: As manufacturers work to make vests lighter and more comfortable, the technologies ...

Drug seizure money will fund protection

Mo. Sheriff's Department Will Use The $100,000 For Bulletproof Vests The St. Louis Post-Dispatch ST.CHARLES COUNTY, Mo. - Nearly $100,000 seized in federal drug busts in St. Charles County will be used ...

Cop wearing vest survives shooting

Newsday A police officer shot last night in Brownsville may have survived because he was wearing a bullet-proof vest, EMS officials said. The officer, who was not identified, was shot at about 11 p.m. ...

Vest saves officer's life; Cops involved in two shooting incidents that left man dead

Newsday An armed man yelling "I don''t want to go back to jail!" opened fire on a police officer early yesterday, striking him twice before the officer fired back with the man''s own gun, authorities ...

Deputy's shooting death prompts sheriff to review bulletproof vest policy

The Associated Press The Randolph County Sheriff''s office will review whether bulletproof vests should remain optional for officers after the fatal shooting of a deputy on May 4th. Sheriff Litchard Hurley ...