Interesting, but scary, story about a possible failure of a police officer's body armor:
http://kdka.com/local/local_story_176141051.html
Did Officer's Bulletproof Vest Fail?
Jun 25, 2003 11:32 am US/Eastern
Forest Hills (AP) Lab technicians are testing the integrity of bulletproof vests issued to officers in a suburb of Pittsburgh after an officer was shot and wounded in the abdomen.
Forest Hills officer Ed Limbacher is in fair condition today at a Pittsburgh hospital.
He was shot in the arm and abdomen Monday evening during a drug sweep. Police say the bullet pierced his protective vest and remains lodged in his abdomen.
Police Chief Bill Fabrizi says it doesn't appear that bullets still in a gun that was recovered were coated with Teflon or altered in other ways that would allow them to pass through a bulletproof vest.
The Allegheny County coroner's Forensic Laboratory Division is now testing the vest to determine if it was flawed.
An 18-year-old Pittsburgh man is charged in the shooting.
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Does anyone have any more details on this incident -- i.e. type of handgun round (.38 -- 9mm -- .45); brand of vest; material vest was made of; level of vest (IIA -- II -- IIIA); etc. ???
By the way, I always thought the so-called Teflon-coated bullet that can go through body armor was just an urban myth -- right?
http://kdka.com/local/local_story_176141051.html
Did Officer's Bulletproof Vest Fail?
Jun 25, 2003 11:32 am US/Eastern
Forest Hills (AP) Lab technicians are testing the integrity of bulletproof vests issued to officers in a suburb of Pittsburgh after an officer was shot and wounded in the abdomen.
Forest Hills officer Ed Limbacher is in fair condition today at a Pittsburgh hospital.
He was shot in the arm and abdomen Monday evening during a drug sweep. Police say the bullet pierced his protective vest and remains lodged in his abdomen.
Police Chief Bill Fabrizi says it doesn't appear that bullets still in a gun that was recovered were coated with Teflon or altered in other ways that would allow them to pass through a bulletproof vest.
The Allegheny County coroner's Forensic Laboratory Division is now testing the vest to determine if it was flawed.
An 18-year-old Pittsburgh man is charged in the shooting.
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Does anyone have any more details on this incident -- i.e. type of handgun round (.38 -- 9mm -- .45); brand of vest; material vest was made of; level of vest (IIA -- II -- IIIA); etc. ???
By the way, I always thought the so-called Teflon-coated bullet that can go through body armor was just an urban myth -- right?