As SWAT officers approached a third-floor door, someone fired at least two shots through the wall. One of those shots hit the SWAT officer in the chest plate of his bulletproof vest, Outlaw said.

For serious incidents, SWAT teams would come in wearing Level-5 protection vests, designed to stop heavy-duty .30 caliber weapons, such as […] advertisement WTAJ Altoona ...

A Philadelphia police SWAT officer was briefly hospitalized Friday after his bulletproof vest stopped a bullet while he was serving an afternoon search warrant, according to authorities.

A Philadelphia police SWAT officer was briefly hospitalized Friday after his bulletproof vest stopped a bullet while he was serving an afternoon search warrant, according to authorities.

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Thanks to a bulletproof vest, a SWAT officer is OK and back with his family Friday night. It was a close call in Fairhill. A SWAT team was serving a drug-related search ...

Philly police show off the helmet and vest that saved the lives of two SWAT officers Friday when they cornered a gunman accused of shooting a third officer earlier this month.

CLEVELAND – He is the secret weapon of the Cleveland police’s SWAT team. His fellow officers say that he is fearless and that he has a nose for trouble. That’s why he is the team … ...

NEWARK, N.J. (CBSNewYork)-- A Newark police SWAT team officer was shot in the bulletproof vest by a suspect during the execution of a search warrant Saturday morning, police said. The officer ...

A police officer who was part of a SWAT team delivering a warrant to a suspected drug dealer was shot Saturday as he entered the home, but saved by his bulletproof vest, officials said.

The SWAT vests are more expensive but allow for SWAT teams to "repel" with their dogs, Shilale said. Vest-a-Dog regularly holds fundraisers. The most successful is the calendar sales.