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Days After Toms River Gets Bulletproof Backpacks For Kids, NJ Dems Want Them Banned

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TOMS RIVER, NJ – Earlier this week, it was reported that a donation of 20 bulletproof backpacks was made to the Toms River Regional School District by a security company owned by a retired Toms River police officer. Now, according to a law proposed by New Jersey Democrats in Trenton, children wearing those backpacks could be fined up to $1,500 and put in jail. Today, Republican members of the Assembly Appropriations Committee slammed Democrats for moving a bill banning body armor possession that could carry criminal consequences for veterans and prohibit parents from buying bulletproof backpacks. The backpacks donated to

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Toms River Schools Receive Donation of Bulletproof Backpacks

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TOMS RIVER, NJ – A donation of 20 bulletproof backpacks was made to the Toms River Regional School District by a security company owned by a retired Toms River police officer. According to the Toms River Regional School District, last week Kelly Conklin of Superior Protection Professionals donated 20 specialty backpacks to TRRS students. The district released a statement of thanks, which is below. Related: Toms River Invokes Phil Murphy Lockdown Order to Push Constitutionally Questionable Teen Curfew “Conklin and his son visited the district’s business offices to drop off the donation. Each armored backpack is valued at around $150, and

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Suffolk County Police Department Donates 750 Bulletproof Vests to Ukraine

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SUFFOLK COUNTY, NY – The police department of Suffolk County is pitching in to help the Ukrainian war defense effort after Russian President Vladimir Putin invaded the neighboring country 12 days ago. “The Suffolk County Police Department is doing its part to support the citizens of Ukraine during their time of need,” the department said. “Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone and Police Commissioner Rodney K. Harrison announced the donation of more than 750 decommissioned bulletproof vests to Ukraine on Monday to aid forces during the war with Russia.” The SCPD has a history of helping during wartime, the agency reported.

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Russian Man Sentenced for Providing ‘Bulletproof Hosting’ for Cybercriminals

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A Russian man was sentenced today for providing “bulletproof hosting” services, which were used by cybercriminals between 2009 to 2015 to distribute malware and attack financial institutions and victims throughout the United States. On Dec. 1, Chief Judge Denise Page Hood of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan sentenced Aleksandr Grichishkin, 34, of Russia, to 60 months in prison for the scheme. According to court documents, Grichishkin was a founder and leader of a bulletproof hosting organization that rented internet protocol (IP) addresses, servers, and domains to cybercriminal clients who employed this technical infrastructure to disseminate

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Two Individuals Sentenced for Providing “Bulletproof Hosting” for Cybercriminals

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Two Eastern European men were sentenced for providing “bulletproof hosting” services, which were used by cybercriminals between 2009 to 2015 to distribute malware and attack financial institutions and victims throughout the United States. On June 28 and Oct. 20, Chief Judge Denise Page Hood of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan sentenced Pavel Stassi, 30, of Estonia, to 24 months in prison; and Aleksandr Skorodumov, 33, of Lithuania, to 48 months in prison, for their roles in the scheme. According to court documents, Stassi and Skorodumov were members of a bulletproof hosting organization founded and led

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