Bulletproof vests are designed to stop penetration, not eliminate damage. Kevlar fibers catch and deform bullets, while ...

A gas station owner in the City of Brotherly Love doesn’t mind using excessive force to combat rising crime rates. For what he refers to as “nonsense,” North Philadelphia’s Karco gas station owner ...

BRIGHTON, Colo. ‒ Bulletproof glass. Security cameras. Panic buttons. As the elected county clerk and recorder in a suburb of Denver, Josh Zygielbaum's days are normally filled with marriages, vehicle ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- It's National Police Week. The Chicago Police Memorial Foundation aims to help make sure officers are safe by replacing thousands of bulletproof vests. "Get Behind the Vest" is a ...

When Metropolitan Police Department officer Truong Thai was shot on Oct. 13, a bullet from an AK-47 pistol pierced his bulletproof vest, killing him, Assistant Sheriff Andrew Walsh said in a briefing.

In the days after the mass shooting at the King Soopers on Table Mesa Drive, everything about Boulder felt off. But the general anxiety and sadness that permeated the city got Trent Bush Jr. thinking.

The Fresno Fire Department will soon equip its firefighters with bulletproof vests to provide an extra layer of protection in ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- A North Carolina law enforcement organization donated a Kevlar vest to the Wake County Sheriffs office in Raleigh Thursday. The Wake County Fraternal Order of Police's donation ...

Ald. Matt O'Shea (19th) on Sunday hosted his 11th annual Get Behind the Vest Pancake Breakfast. The tasty tradition raises funds to buy Chicago Police officers bulletproof vests. It was a full house ...

SEVERE HEAD INJURY. NEW THIS MORNING, LITITZ POLICE IN LANCASTER COUNTY ARE WARNING RESIDENTS ABOUT A LETTER YOU MAY GET IN THE MAIL. POLICE SAY THE LETTER SAYS 2025 LITITZ BULLETPROOF VEST DRIVE FOR ...

A Denver police officer was saved by his bulletproof vest in a shootout with a suspect early Wednesday morning and the male suspect died. It happened on the 2600 block of Zuni Street, near where Speer ...