BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WBKO) - Attorney General Russell Coleman announced a major milestone in outfitting each of Kentucky’s law enforcement officers with life-saving body armor.

To date, nearly 2,000 of Kentucky’s officers, deputies and troopers have been fitted or equipped with body armor through the program.

This issue was more than just a political job for Coleman, it was personal for him as a former FBI special agent.

Earlier this year, he attended a sheriff’s conference in Owensboro, where he heard from some officers on how important this issue is for him.

“A gentleman from West Kentucky stood up and said, ‘This body armor that I’m wearing, it’s expired. We can’t afford to buy new armor. We wear the best that we can. . . What can you do about it? ‘” Coleman said.

Coleman knew that

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