After Kevlar was invented, in 1965, protective vests became lighter and easier to wear as designers integrated the material ...

A Philadelphia SWAT officer was shot in the chest Friday afternoon while serving a warrant in Fairhill, Commissioner Danielle Outlaw said. But the officer was wearing a bulletproof vest, which Outlaw ...

"Thank God, our brave SWAT officer will physically recover from this cowardly attack," Philly Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw tweeted Friday evening. "Emboldened, violent criminals seemingly think ...

Whether a mission requires soft, concealable body armor or ballistic plates and pelvic protection, the Army’s new Modular Scalable Vest (MSV) has got soldiers covered. After its final field tests last ...

A SWAT officer was shot at and saved by a bulletproof vest while serving a warrant in Philadelphia Friday. The officer was checked out at a local hospital and discharged, Police Commissioner Danielle ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Philadelphia police have identified the suspect who allegedly opened fire on SWAT officers Friday afternoon, hitting one in his bulletproof vest. That suspect, Kristian Reyes, ...

ATLANTA - Atlanta police officers who have the most dangerous assignments have new vests that are stronger than the standard protective gear. "We have purchased 76 vests," Lt. Neil Welch said while ...

There are a number of tools police officers need to carry to fight crime on the street, and Toledo's top cop is addressing gripes about his new policy to ban a particular vest Toledo police officers ...

The Eighth Circuit held that plaintiffs had adequately alleged that school resource officers lacked probable cause to arrest them; note that nothing in the court's decision casts doubt on the school's ...

A Philadelphia police SWAT officer was briefly hospitalized Friday after his bulletproof vest stopped a bullet while he was serving an afternoon search warrant, according to authorities. “Thank God, ...