If you can evade your assailants for a while, you can convert this backpack into a bullet-resistant vest in seconds ...

Much of that is designed to make goods attractive, protect them from damage, and thwart shoplifters—goals that might force buyers to grapple with impenetrable clamshells and bulletproof bags.

During the arrest, police say the teen had a hockey bag filled with a sawed-off shotgun, modified rifle, ammunition, an empty bulletproof vest plate carrier and more than10 grams of suspected ...