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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Both vests, developed in 2016 and refined after feedback from soldiers, improve heat dissipation by 30 per cent, compared with the integrated load-bearing vest. Aside from the vests, the improved ...