TV cameras captured the moment full-face "bionic shield" masks were handed out to demonstrators from the back of a pickup truck.

The AS-001 Riot Shield and the AS-002 Riot Shield. The AS-001 weighs only a little over five pounds, is made out of polycarbonate sheet and is UV stabilized. The AS-002 weighs seven pounds.

Unlike much of the US military, LAPD officers are given extensive training in crowd control techniques, many of which were ...

Cleveland is gearing up its cops for the Republican National Convention in July by buying thousands of body armor suits. The city is in the market for 2,000 sets of riot armor, and the March 28 ...

A masked group handed out riot gear at a protest in Los Angeles, raising questions about who’s escalating tensions—and why arrests have largely focused on migrants rather than those seen ...

Police in riot gear moved in on protesters in downtown Los Angeles after a daylong demonstration against Trump’s immigration policies and mass deportations. The protest, which was organized and ...