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 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 ...

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 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.

NYPD adding more lightweight bulletproof vests for detectives 00:25. NEW YORK-- NYPD detectives are getting more protection.. Police officials announced Wednesday they have 1,000 more new bullet ...

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.

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 ...