Law Enforcement Associates Introduces Line of Digital Audio Products

RALEIGH, NC--(Marketwire - December 9, 2009) - Law Enforcement Associates Corporation (LEA) (OTCBB: LAWE), a leading U.S.-based developer and manufacturer of electronic surveillance equipment, today introduced its PDT Digital Audio product offering, a new line of radio frequency (RF) transmitters, receivers and repeaters designed for the law enforcement industry.

Jay Becker, LEA's sales manager, said, "Our PDT Digital Audio suite represents a significant technological advancement for LEA, and allows us to target a broad range of federal agencies, task forces and high profile law enforcement organizations. We believe this product line establishes LEA as the only U.S.-based manufacturer of a fully digital audio product offering. Given the U.S. Government's emphasis on procuring American made products, as well as our very competitive price point and our extensive menu of disguised digital transmission devices, we believe we have established many important advantages over our competitors."

Becker added, "Many law enforcement agencies are moving to digital audio technology from the legacy analog format. We therefore believe there is a large and untapped market opportunity that we intend to aggressively pursue."

Mark White, senior vice president of technical operations, said the Company's digital product offering provides a range of benefits to both LEA and its customers. "The digital format is less susceptible to interference and allows for more secure audio transmission."

White said independent labs are completing the final phases of compliance testing on the products, and the Company expects to begin taking orders for the PDT line next month.

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), 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. Headquartered in Raleigh, N.C., the Company has been featured in many industry publications and websites. For more information, please visit www.leacorp.com.

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