Law Enforcement Associates Files Its Form 10-Q With the SEC and Provides Year-to-Date Update

RALEIGH, NC--(Marketwire - May 18, 2009) - Law Enforcement Associates Corporation (LEA) (OTCBB: LAWE), the largest U.S.-based developer and manufacturer of electronic surveillance equipment, filed its first quarter Form 10-Q with the Securities and Exchange Commission and provided an update on its year-to-date performance.

Product shipments through May 13, 2009 total approximately $5.2 million, an increase of 68% when compared with the $3.1 million shipped in the comparable year-to-date period of fiscal 2008. Management said it expects strong shipment volume to continue during the current quarter, and forecasted that total revenue for the first half of fiscal 2009 should exceed $8 million, which would compare with revenue of $3.8 million reported at the mid-year mark last year.

"Our financial performance in the second quarter will benefit from the strong order volume we have achieved in recent months, as many of these purchases are now being shipped to customers," said Paul Feldman, president. "These shipments include the majority of the record $5.7 million order we received in February, as well as orders for our surveillance vehicles, Under Vehicle Inspection Systems (UVIS) and Birddog GPS Tracking systems."

Feldman added, "The nature of our business is such that we periodically benefit from unusually large orders, and this can cause spikes in our revenue stream. We therefore assess our performance on an annual basis, versus quarterly. Given our current sales and shipping activity, we believe fiscal 2009 revenue will grow at a rate comparable with the 39% year-over-year growth we achieved in fiscal 2008."

Feldman said LEA is currently pursuing a broad range of significant contract opportunities with a variety of military, federal, state and local-level customer prospects. "We are optimistic that the more than $4 billion in federal stimulus dollars that have been allocated to the law enforcement sector will begin flowing to our customers in the coming months. This funding clearly could be a key driver in demand for our products during the second half of the year. In anticipation of growing demand, we are currently investing in research and development on a key new product offering that we expect to bring to market during the third or fourth quarter."

About Law Enforcement Associates Corporation

LEA is a leading security and surveillance technology company that manufactures and markets a diverse product line to the worldwide law enforcement, military, security and corrections markets. The company's Audio Intelligence Devices (AID) division has been serving the law enforcement sector for more than 30 years and is one of the most respected names in the surveillance equipment industry. LEA's products are used by a wide variety of government and non-governmental agencies, as well as public and private companies. These include military bases, nuclear facilities, embassies, government installations, oil refineries, United Nations and NATO locations. LEA's products have been used at high-profile events such as the Summer & Winter Olympics, Super Bowl, U.S. Golf Championship, and the Democratic and Republican National Conventions. Its products include the Under Vehicle Inspection System (UVIS), UVIS Swift, EDK123 (Explosive Detection Kit), Bloodhound and Birddog GPS Tracking Systems, Graffiti Cam, Letter-bomb Visualizer Spray, and a wide variety of Audio & Video Surveillance Equipment. For more information, please visit www.leacorp.com.

Forward-Looking Information:

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Contact Information: CONTACT: Pfeiffer High Investor Relations, Inc. Geoff High 303-393-7044