Tag: load-bearing vests

Procedures & Policies
Ohio Chief Bans Load-Bearing Vests for Officers
The chief of police for the Toledo Police Department has banned officers from wearing load-bearing vests that have been credited by many with relieving back pain associated with wearing duty belts that carry an officer's duty gear.
February 11, 2020
The chief of the Toledo (OH) Police Department has told officers they can no longer wear load-bearing vests because he thinks they make officers look 'too much like a military soldier.'
Patrol
Texas Agency Moves to Load-Bearing Vests to Mitigate Duty Belt Injuries
Officers with the Austin (TX) Police Department will soon be outfitted with custom-designed load-bearing vests (LBVs) to secure some of their duty gear that is now carried on their duty belts.
January 13, 2020
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