Seventeen K-9 units with the San Diego County Sheriff's Office now have lightweight bulletproof vests that could make the ...

PARMA, Ohio -- For roughly a decade, the Parma Police Department has received funds from the Patrick Leahy Bulletproof Vest Partnership grant. That streak continues this year, with the department ...

PARMA HEIGHTS, Ohio -- The Department of Justice reported ballistic-resistant soft body armor has saved the lives of more than 3,000 police officers over the last three decades. That’s why the Parma ...

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 ...

Andrea Porter, a researcher at Texas A&M's School of Public Health, has developed a vest specifically designed for female officers, emphasizing comfort and safety ...

Tawnya Panizzi Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025 6:00 a.m. | Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025 6:00 a.m. Allegheny County Housing Authority police Chief Mike Vogel recently paid $1,800 for his bulletproof vest. Through a ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Kindness was served up one pancake at a time inside the St. John Fisher School cafeteria on Sunday morning. "Just to see all the families here, people who are coming out to support ...

CHICAGO — The flapjack will be flipping at Ald. Matt O’Shea’s (19th) at the “Get Behind The Vest” Pancake Breakfast,” Sunday, Feb. 23. Pancakes will be served all morning from 8 a.m. to noon at St.

Bulletproof vests are designed to save lives, but they’re not indestructible. This video tests how many times a vest can actually stop bullets before breaking down — and the results may surprise you. ...