Nassau County Republicans have begun a mail campaign to pressure county Democrats to approve borrowing to pay for the county's multi-million dollar capital plan, which includes funding for
bulletproof vests for new police recruits and repair veterans» housing in Mitchel Field.
The mayor said he supports a proposal released earlier in the day by the City Council, to purchase
new bulletproof vests for officers.
Queens Councilman Donovan Richards wants to equip all school safety agents
with bulletproof vests after last month's deadly mass shooting at a Florida high school.
On Monday, the mayor received praise for adding $ 7.3 million to buy thousands
of bulletproof vests for police officers, a longtime demand of police union leaders, with whom the mayor has clashed in incendiary fashion in recent weeks.
His Pompano Beach - based company — which
makes bulletproof vests and other body armor for military, police, federal agencies and corrections officers — does not make bulletproof backpacks for a reason, he said.
Schneiderman's campaign today will release his second TV ad, which has a dual focus — his crime - fighting efforts, and his program to use cash from civil forfeiture funds to help
purchase bulletproof vests for cops around the state.
DuPont patented the fiber that same year under the name Kevlar, which is now used in everything
from bulletproof vests to military helmets to racing sails.
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Kevlar bulletproof vest goes for about $ 700; a Kappler chemical - and - fire - protective suit can push $ 3,000; a top - of - line RAE gas detector costs more than $ 6,500; and that Demron suit will set me back at least $ 1,700.
Seeking to underscore a focus on public safety, Mayor Bill de Blasio unveiled a New York City budget plan on Monday that would devote tens of millions of dollars to
buying bulletproof vests for law enforcement officers, speeding up ambulance response times and recruiting a new generation of police leaders.
De Blasio and Ms. Mark - Viverito were part of a 2006 push to acquire new
bulletproof vests when they were in the Council together.
In the past, our hospital has organized fundraisers to provide the Austin Police Department's K - 9
officers bulletproof vests and to purchase animal oxygen masks for local fire and EMS units.
A city lawmaker wants to equip all school safety agents with
bulletproof vests after last month's deadly mass shooting at a Florida high school.
In terms of additional support, Bratton has previously said he would like to hire «in excess» of more than 1,000 officers, and bolster disability benefits for officers injured on the job, along with improving some of the department's equipment,
like bulletproof vests.
Bulletproof has hydrolyzed collagen — which just means that the naturally larger molecules of collagen are broken down into smaller molecules called peptides for better absorption in our bodies.
In addition to publicly smearing his accusers on a personal level, Lebsock infamously promised to take others «down with me» — a threat that prompted at least two lawmakers to start wearing
bulletproof vests at the Capitol.
Bulletproof has perfectly captured all the authenticity, sophistication and the uniqueness of the Stassen spirit in the new Ciderie Stassen range.»
CITY HALL — Mayor Bill de Blasio's preliminary budget includes funding to decrease ambulance response times, replace the police department's
older bulletproof vests and reform the Department of Buildings.
«We will be looking at
getting bulletproof vests and glass for the officers, things they need to do their jobs safer, and of course criminal justice reform.»
The gunman hit the officer, Brian Groves, in the chest, but Groves»
bulletproof vest saved his life, police said at the time.
«I have
seen bulletproof vests offer my officers lifesaving protection from potentially fatal gunfire,» said Commissioner Bill Bratton.
During an «open mike» session near the end of the Patrolmen's Benevolent Association's monthly meeting, one union delegate said that what cops really needed were new patrol cars, better computers,
updated bulletproof vests and more manpower, sources told The Post.
«Modern,
reliable bulletproof vests will help ensure that police officers throughout the City are safe and the City Council is proud to support funding for this critical initiative which will help save lives.»
Police Benevolent Association president James Carver said Thursday that
bulletproof vests need to be ordered now for 150 new police recruits.
A new kind of artificial cartilage, made with the same kind of fiber that
fortifies bulletproof vests, is proving stronger than others.
Another potential application of sodium amidoborane could be
active bulletproof vests, which would behave like airbags in a car under the influence of the sharp increase in pressure caused by the missile strike.
Informed by such studies, the military has since
developed bulletproof vests that have dramatically decreased the number of blast - induced lung injuries in recent years.
The Challenge: Superstrong carbon nanotubes have a wide array of potential applications, including
lighter bulletproof vests and more responsive touch screens, but they have a tendency to clump together, which makes them difficult to work with.
The researchers suggest the material could be used to make
smart bulletproof vests that send a radio message when a wearer gets shot.
Because the fish's slime fibers are so strong, synthetic versions might be created to make ropes or
even bulletproof vests.
In addition to telling her story, this entry in the Genius Inventors and Their Great Ideas series also provides a simple explanation of polymers and the many uses of Kevlar
beyond bulletproof vests.
The human police officers brought a table full of protective gear, including a helmet and a 35 -
pound bulletproof vest, which proved to be a big hit with the children.
«It's disturbing to learn that half the [police dogs] in Northern California
lack bulletproof vests,» Levy says.
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Images include the top of a child's head punctuated by 15 staples holding together a large wound, a young teen showing off the Kevlar
bulletproof vest under his hip - hop shirt, and a girl sleeping on the hood of a abandoned car.
In ancient China, some soldiers wore armor constructed of layered paper and cloth that, much like the layers of Kevlar in a
modern bulletproof vest, offered incredibly good protection against enemy weapons.
Para-aramids are a class of synthetic aramid fibers that include fibers like Kevlar, the material used
in bulletproof vests.
Searchers walked shoulder - to - shoulder,
wearing bulletproof vests and carrying sidearms, after residents reported seeing a couple of men walking on a road during a driving rainstorm the night before.
«If you could develop an equivalent manmade fabric, the uses are immense,» Platnik says, «from parachutes
from bulletproof vests.»