Ohio Swat Team May Have Bought Fake Gear From China

The Department of Homeland Security is investigating an Ohio police department for potentially buying fake body armor made in China. The armor apparently did not meet National Institute of Justice standards. “We were notified by the Department of Homeland Security that the plates that we had were some of those plates that were found to be counterfeit and so as a result of that, we need to replace them,” Akron Police Captain Agostino Micozzi said The Akron City Council approved a request for $52,000 to replace 40 plates for its SWAT team. (NY Post)