UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


         Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 26, 2004

                        MACE SECURITY INTERNATIONAL, INC.

               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


          Delaware                      0-22810                   03-0311630
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(State or Other Jurisdiction    (Commission File Number)        (IRS Employer
      of Incorporation)                                      Identification No.)


                         1000 Crawford Place, Suite 400,
                              Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054
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               (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)



        Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 856-778-2300


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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)



Item 5.  Other Events.
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         On May 26, 2004, Mace Security  International,  Inc.  ("Mace") issued a
press release,  which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein
by  reference,  announcing  that on May  26,  2004,  Mace  completed  a  private
placement of its common stock and warrants to a private institution.


Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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         (c)      Exhibits.

                  99.1     Press release dated May 26, 2004.




                                    SIGNATURE

         Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,
the  registrant  has duly  caused  this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                  MACE SECURITY INTERNATIONAL, INC.


                                  By  /s/  Gregory M. Krzemien
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                                           Gregory M. Krzemien
                                           Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer


May 28, 2004




                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.                Description
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99.1                       Press release dated May 26, 2004.