The 526 helmets and 378 vests are prepared in pallets and ready for immediate shipping.
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Police Commission on Tuesday approved the donation of surplus ballistic helmets and vests from the Los Angeles Police Department to a foundation that will deliver the equipment to Ukraine for its army to use in defense against Russia.
“The equipment has no value to the LAPD,” the department’s Chief Michel Moore said in a letter to the commission. The equipment was going to be destroyed after exceeding the manufacturer’s five-year warranty.
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