Armor Holdings Inc. said Aug. 2 that a bankruptcy court has approved the company's previously announced acquisition of Second Chance Body Armor. Jacksonville, Fla.-based Armor Holdings, which produces ...

NEWARK – The New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs and the Division of Law will soon distribute a total of $173,778.90 to 63 New Jersey law enforcement agencies that purchased defective bulletproof ...

Billings Police Chief Ron Tussing said his department uses vests made by Second Chance Body Armor, but not ones made with Zylon. All the vests used by Billings police officers are made of a different ...

WASHINGTON | The Justice Department is investigating whether a company sold defective bulletproof vests for President Bush, federal agents and local police and then waited nearly two years to alert ...

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- -- A law enforcement coalition has sued the manufacturers of bulletproof vests that many police agencies believe lose effectiveness over time, failing to protect as promised. The ...

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CENTRAL LAKE, Mich. (AP) -- Second Chance Body Armor Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after being hit with lawsuits in at least 10 states, including Illinois, accusing it of selling defective ...

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. The nation's largest supplier of bullet-resistant vests to law enforcement agencies is urging its customers to replace vests containing the fiber Zylon, saying they may not be ...