The use of load-bearing vests is migrating from troops to cops as more law enforcement agencies look to curb how much weight an officer or sheriff has to carry around his or her waist. Over the past ...

If you are old enough, and most especially if you are a military veteran, you remember the infamous “LBE”—load bearing equipment or load bearing vest (LBV). It was designed to carry spare magazines, ...

WEST LIBERTY, Iowa (KWWL) – Some police departments in Iowa are switching to load-bearing vests to limit back and hip pain. One of the latest departments to make the switch is the West Liberty Police ...

CLEBURNE COUNTY, Ark. — Cleburne County sheriff’s deputies have a new look, one that could make their jobs and lives easier. Deputies have begun wearing new load-bearing vests that replace their ...

Eight patrol officers at the Bismarck Police Department will be testing external load-bearing vests to see how viable they are in reducing stress on the lower back and hips caused by the weight of ...

CARMEL, Ind. (WISH) — While most on-the-job risks to police officers can happen in an instant, a new wardrobe addition for one local department aims to ease lesser-known, long-term dangers, too.