The use of load-bearing vests is migrating from troops to cops as more law enforcement agencies look to curb how much weight an officer or sheriff has to carry around his or her waist. Over the ...

Police say patrol officers carry 20-25 pounds of gear when on the job, and two years ago, the department switched from their traditional utility belts to load bearing vests. “The belts added a ...

It will require all officers on patrol shifts to wear the vests by April 2021. The new MOLLE (Modular Lightweight Load-carrying Equipment), or load-bearing vest, will allow officers to carry ...

Often plagued by chronic back and hip pain that comes with carrying heavy duty belts, Orange County deputies could someday suit up with an alternative way of holding their equipment: load-bearing ...

Hueytown police are switching from utility belts to load-bearing vests, one of the first departments in Alabama to do so. HUEYTOWN, Alabama - The Hueytown Police Department is fashion - and ...

Our viewer, who only wanted to be identified as a Reno Police officer, wants to know why RPD has not authorized or purchased the new load bearing vests that are designed to put less stress on ...

Deputies have begun wearing new load-bearing vests that replace their previous bulletproof vests and their utility belts. Approximately half of the deputies in the county have received their vests ...

WEST LIBERTY, Iowa (KWWL) – Some police departments in Iowa are switching to load-bearing vests to limit back and hip pain. One of the latest departments to make the switch is the West Liberty ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — All 1,050 patrol officers with the Austin Police Department will soon have exterior load-bearing vests to hold the majority of their tools, rather than a duty belt. APD designed ...

The latest presentation included a vest for a canine officer in the Sheriff's Office. The graduates of the 76th Academy of the Wichita Falls Police Department received their load-bearing vests in ...