CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - In a major shift in policy, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD) will now allow all officers to wear ADA-accommodated outer carrier ballistic vests.

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 ...

This accessory carrier can ... three concealable vests, including VISION, HI-LITE Proformance, and C-Series. In minutes, the officer has ballistic protection with load bearing capabilities.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Known as “outer carrier ... Order of Police posted a lengthy statement on Facebook regarding the vests. “We are perplexed at CMPD Chief Jennings’ unstable position on load-bearing vests ...

Eight patrol officers at the Bismarck Police Department will be testing external load-bearing vests ... The external carriers have a modular pouch system on the vest which will allow officers ...

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