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Outlast heat-managing fabric was originally designed for NASA to regulate the body temperatures of astronauts while in their space suits. Now, this Certified Space Technolog™ has been made ...

Known as “outer carrier vests,” they are worn on top of the officers’ uniforms. The controversy surrounding the vests first came up in the spring during budget negotiations, just weeks after ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - In a major shift in policy, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD) will now allow all officers to wear ADA-accommodated outer carrier ballistic vests.

Now, officers at police departments from Chicago to New York are donning external vest carriers that can hold equipment traditionally worn on the belt. Manufacturers are responding in kind ...

A resolution appears to have been found in the long debate over whether Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police officers on patrol can wear vests on the outside of their uniforms. A CMPD human resources ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — CMPD Chief Johnny Jennings has announced that patrol officers who wish to wear load-bearing outer carrier vests can apply to get one without a doctor’s note.

The St. Joseph City Council has approved more than $29,500 in funds from the police department’s budget to outfit officers with more than 20 body armor vests and external carriers Sgt.