Someone followed Zygielbaum home during a recent election, prompting the local sheriff to recommend he start wearing body armor ... official wearing a Kevlar vest. And now I know many of them." ...

It costs more on the front end, but an OK County commissioner says paving roads with the kind of material used in body armor ...

The manufacturer teamed up with DuPont, working for the past two years to develop a ballistic vest ... of Kevlar EXO lends itself to be used in applications like more conforming body armor.

Coyote vests are colorful, spiky Kevlar outfits that are designed to prevent surprise coyote attacks Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013.