Over 1,000 more New York City detectives will be outfitted with newly designed ballistics vests to be better protected as the nation grapples with violence 'crisis.'
police organizations have donated an additional 1,100 newly designed bullet-resistant vests to detectives, officials announced Wednesday, as law enforcement officers nationwide grapple with crime and violence.and the Detectives' Endowment Association donated the funds for an additional 1,100 vests for the New York Police Department’s detectives in honor of fallen Det. Brian Simonsen.
"Today, we are continuing the expansion of a project that was born out of tragedy. More than three years ago, following the death of Det. Brian Simonsen, who was shot and killed while responding to a robbery in Queens," NYPD First Deputy Commissioner Edward Caban told reporters."The goal was [to] design a new ballistic vest that was easier and quicker for detectives to wear with their business attire … They are thinner and lighter while still providing life-saving protection.
Simonsen was not wearing a vest when he was shot and killed in February 2019 while responding to a robbery in progress. Prior to the shooting, he had been in the field investigating a crime pattern, police said. Protective vests were traditionally impractical for detectives dressed in business suits to wear, DEA President Paul DiGiacamo said.
The DEA honored Simonsen’s memory by putting money toward the development and the purchase of the vests that went to NYPD detectives, while the bulk of the funds for the vests was donated by the NYPD Police Foundation, DiGiacamo said. "There was a need for a new protective vest to be designed that would fit comfortably under business suits or for protection that a traditional vest provided," DiGiacamo explained.
The NYPD’s detective bureau consists of about 4,600 members, 3,500 of whom already have the newly designed vests, officials said.
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