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• FY 2017 Bulletproof Vest Partnership Application Period Open

  25-05-2017 23:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) will accept applications for FY 2017 funding for the Bulletproof Vest Partnership (BVP) program online through 8 p.m. Eastern Time on June 28, 2017. The 2017 solicitation includes a new requirement related to uniquely fitted armor.The BVP Reauthorization Act of 2015 includes a provision that states that BJA may give preferential consideration to applicants that provide vests that are uniquely fitted for officers, including vests uniquely fitted to individua
  
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• Elbeco Recipient of 2017 NAUMD Product Innovation Awards

  25-05-2017 23:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Elbeco received national recognition for its product innovation at the 2017 National Association of Uniform Manufacturers & Distributors (NAUMD) Annual Expo, held in Nashville, TN on May 2nd. The Company's BodyShield Vest Carrier and Shield HiVis Performance Color Block Soft Shell were honored with the NAUMD's Innovation Awards for excellence in Garment Innovation – Function and Best Public Safety Product Innovation.Elbeco calls its BodyShield External Vest Carrier the "World's First S
  
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• 8 CA Guards Sent to Hospital after Pelican Bay Prison Brawl

  25-05-2017 23:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Eight California prison guards and seven inmates were taken to hospitals Wednesday after a fight between two inmates quickly raged out of control and required live ammunition to stop, corrections officials said.Officers fired 19 bullets from semiautomatic rifles and three hard-foam rounds to break up the melee at Pelican Bay State Prison near the Oregon border, reports the Associated Press.Six of the eight injured guards were treated and released. Two were hospitalized with what officials called
  
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• Video: Point Blank Honors KY Deputy Saved by Ballistic Vest

  25-05-2017 22:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VIDEO: Point Blank Honors KY Deputy Saved by Ballistic VestLast October, then-Paris, KY, police officer Abdullah Bholat came incredibly close to serious injury or even death when he was shot in the line of duty and a Point Blank vest stopped the bullet, reports WLEX.Point Blank honored Deputy Abdullah Bholat Wednesday for his bravery and dedication in serving his community. Mike Lafferty, manufacturer's representative, presented Deputy Bholat with the Point Blank National SAVES Recognition Award
  
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• Border Patrol Agent Dies After Being Stabbed

  25-05-2017 21:26 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A U.S. Border Patrol agent died at a hospital Wednesday after being stabbed during an assault while he was off duty during the weekend, said El Paso, TX, police officials.Border Patrol Agent Isaac Morales, 30, was fatally wounded when he was stabbed several times in a confrontation in the parking lot of The Union Draft House on Tierra Este Road, police said.Morales reportedly identified himself as a Border Patrol agent in an attempt to defuse the situation, but that was when the assailant report
  
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• Integrated Biometrics Announces Five-0 Pocket-sized 10-Print Fingerprint Scanner

  25-05-2017 20:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Integrated Biometrics has announced the Five-0 scanner for mobile fingerprint enrollment and verification. Five-0 is the first FBI-Certified, AFIS compatible 10-finger scanner that fits easily in a pocket and can run for hours using power provided by a smartphone, according to the company. These compact FAP50 units are designed to be extremely rugged and deliver high quality scans under conditions that limit other technologies, such as latent fingerprints, dirt, heat, cold, bright lights, and di
  
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