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Newsby Staff WriterApril 13, 2015

SafeGuard Develops New LE Plate Carrier Body Armor System: StealthPro

SafeGuard Armor's new StealthPro vest offers ballistic, stab, and spike protection, with 100% DuPont Kevlar armor panels, and a choice of NIJ level 2 or 3A protection as standard. With SAPI plate pockets on the front and rear, officers can add hard ballistic plates, for enhanced defense up to levels III and IV.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 13, 2015

Rochester PD Receives Safety Equipment Grant from The Spirit of Blue Foundation

The Spirit of Blue Foundation announced today that it has awarded a Safety Equipment Grant to the Rochester (N.Y.) Police Department for the purchase of eight ballistic vests valued at $10,440.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 17, 2015

Minnesota Officers Shoot, Kill Ballistic Vest-Wearing Suspect

Police were called to 411 White Bear Ave. around 3:20 p.m. because someone saw a man carrying what appeared to be a rifle. The man was also said to be wearing a bulletproof vest.

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Inside the Badge by Chris TaylorMarch 2, 2015

The Basics of Body Armor

Ballistic armor is designed to absorb a bullet's energy on impact, slowing the bullet, and flattening it to stop penetration.

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ProductsJanuary 30, 2015

Alpha Elite

Without mobility, you can’t do your job. That’s why Point Blank created Alpha Elite, now declassified for the street.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 21, 2015

SHOT Show 2015: Three Safariland Saves Club Members Recognized

Today, the Safariland Group formally recognized three law enforcement officers who were saved in the line of fire by Safariland body armor: Officer Dorian DeSantis of the Washington D.C. Metro Police Department, Officer Garret Osilka of the Loveland (Colo.) Police Department, and Officer John Calhoun of the Houston (Texas) Police Department.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 2, 2014

NYPD's ESU to Wear Point Blank Alpha Elite Vests

Point Blank Enterprises announced today that the New York Police Department’s Emergency Service Unit (ESU), after roughly two years of evaluating and testing body armor systems from various manufacturers, awarded Point Blank Enterprises a multi-year contract to outfit all ESU officers with the company's Alpha Elite body armor system.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 21, 2014

Police Unions Call for Mandatory Body Armor, Seat Belt Policies

During the past three decades, 42% of police killed in auto accidents were not wearing seat belts, according to a NHTSA review. Law enforcement estimates of seat belt compliance hover around 50%, well below the 86% rate of compliance among the general public.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 6, 2014

Video: New Jersey Officer Saved by Body Armor During Shootout

According to police, East Orange Sgt. Michael Williams was fired upon several times on North Oraton Parkway around 11:30 a.m., after he attempted to stop 29-year-old city resident Robert O'Neil, who was riding a bicycle.

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ProductsOctober 27, 2014

Releasable Body Armor Vest

Tacprogear Black's Releasable Body Armor Vest (RBAV) is designed for tactical operators demanding superior upper torso ballistic coverage, full range of motion, and quick release capability.

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