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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 4, 2014

Video: Armor Plates Given to Indy Police by 8-Year-Old Boy

When Officer Perry Renn was shot and killed in the line of duty, the Indianapolis community mourned his passing, but one 8-year-old boy named Jacen Troxell decided to go to work.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 1, 2014

Weapons, Body Armor Found at Seattle Home After Fatal Shooting

Seattle police said they found a stockpile of weapons and body armor in the home of a man who was fatally shot by police Saturday night after he fired on officers.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 14, 2014

Shot Houston Officer Saved by Vest, Suspect Killed

Houston police officer John Calhoun didn't have any choice about wearing his protective vest when he was sent to investigate a call about a suspicious person.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 29, 2014

Video: NYPD Detective Saved by Vest During Greenwich Village Shootout with Fugitive

When NYPD Det. Mario Muniz, 45, was hit in the upper-right chest by one of California child molestation suspect Richard Thomas Mozdir's bullets yesterday during a Greenwich Village shootout, it was stopped by his bullet-resistant vest.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 6, 2014

2 Colorado Officers Shot, Wounded in Exchange of Gunfire

Two Lakewood (Colo.) PD officers were shot by a man reported to be despondent at a Lakewood home Saturday night.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 9, 2014

New York Introduces Program to Help Officers Buy Vests

The New York attorney general is introducing a statewide program on Monday that offers law enforcement agencies financial help with buying bulletproof vests.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 6, 2014

Texas SWAT Officer Shot in Vest Serving Warrant

A Grand Prairie, Texas, police officer suffered non-life threatening injuries when shot while serving a search warrant Thursday night.

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ProductsMay 30, 2014

External Vest Carrier

Mocean's new two-tone, lightweight external vest carriers are designed to accommodate the majority of ballistic body armor vests that are currently worn under a uniform shirt.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 29, 2014

Military Developing "Iron Man" Armor

The suit might eventually have other features unheard of only a few years ago, including an exoskeleton made of liquid armor, smart fabrics that could help stop hemorrhaging, enhanced sensory capabilities and Google Glass-like visuals.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 9, 2014

Ballistic Vest Grant Funding Hits Roadblock in U.S. Senate

Coburn said the Constitution gives the federal government no role in funding local police departments.

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