ANDERSON, S.C.-- Deputies say an 18-year-old South Carolina woman is charged with involuntary manslaughter after a shot she fired at a friend in a bulletproof vest missed the vest and hit him in the ...

Starting May 1st, 10 Hawaii Police Department patrol officers will test external ballistic vests for 30 days to evaluate comfort, mobility, and durability—and the department wants to hear what 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 ...

Allegheny County Housing Authority police Chief Mike Vogel recently paid $1,800 for his bulletproof vest. Through a federally funded grant program enacted by Congress in 1998, he should get a 50% ...

This animated explanation shows why a standard Kevlar bulletproof vest is not designed to stop a thrown medieval axe. While ...