The friendly fire death of Det. Brian Simonsen – who was not wearing a bulletproof vest at the time he was killed – has prompted the NYPD to roll out new vests to department detectives.

Slimmer and lighter bullet-resistant vests for police detectives are being tested in the NYPD, a reaction to February’s inadvertent killing of a city cop from Calverton by a fellow cop ...

NYPD detectives show off the new lighter bullet resistant vests that can be worn under suit jackets Wednesday during a press conference at 1 Police Plaza. The push for lighter vests for detectives ...

The Police Foundation first began giving cops vests in the 1970s, a time of fiscal crisis for New York City and a period when officers were being shot at, said foundation CEO Susan Birnbaum.

Less than a year after the NYPD designed specially made bullet-resistant vests, about 4,500 of New York’s Finest have been issued the body armor – and all 37,038 cops are expected to be… ...

The Police Department last week ordered that school safety agents — unarmed NYPD employees posted in city schools — will be “issued a durable and lightweight ballistic resistant vest, funded ...

As criminals and terrorists use high-powered weapons, NYPD adopts heavier armor. — -- Amid deadly shootings of police officers in Dallas and Baton Rouge, a major purchase of heavy ballistic ...

A New York Police Department officer who was shot in the back during a domestic violence incident in Brooklyn on Thursday was saved by his bulletproof vest, in what officials called a “Christmas ...

Some council members have proposed spending more than $7 million to replace and buy more bullet-proof vests for the NYPD. ABC7 New York 24/7 Eyewitness News Stream. Watch Now.

Fire officials treated Nguyen, who joined the NYPD in 2015. He was then transported to the hospital. The disturbed man remained inside the rear bedroom after the shooting, police said.

NEW YORK (AP) — A naked man wielding a handgun in a New York City apartment building shot at a police officer, striking his bulletproof vest, before officers killed the man in a hail of gunfire ...

July 05--A New York City Police Department officer's bulletproof vest saved his life early Thursday after he was shot in the chest by a fleeing suspect in a downtown Manhattan housing project ...