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 ...

The use of load ... Bearing Equipment, or ILBE, to reduce the risk of developing musculoskeletal injuries. Now, officers at police departments from Chicago to New York are donning external vest ...

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 ...

Officers with the Carmel police department now have load-bearing vests. Carmel Police Officers show off newly-purchased tactical vests aimed at improving their health on the job. (Photo provided ...

Fremont police ... new vests on Aug. 1. 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 ...

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 ...

“Each year we review equipment that officers are authorized to purchase using their uniform allowance,” said Xenia Police Chief Randy Person. “While the load-bearing vests give us a more ...

Eight patrol officers at the Bismarck Police Department will be testing external load-bearing vests to see how viable they are in reducing stress on the lower back and hips caused by the weight of ...

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 ...

I have been reading, with interest, about the shortage of police officers both within ... have been addressing this by transitioning to load-bearing vests in lieu of the traditional waist belt.

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Queensland's police officers would be better protected from shootings and stabbings by violent criminals with plans for a new vest.

Don't miss out on the headlines from QLD News. Followed categories will be added to My News. The Courier-Mail last week revealed that as many as 350 female officers of smaller stature had been ...