Is that a flashlight in your pocket, or…
March 30, 2007, 10:33AM
L.A. Police to Get New Flashlights
© 2007 The Associated Press
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LOS ANGELES — Police will soon be outfitted with a cutting edge flashlight that is not only brighter than others, but too small to be used as a weapon.The idea for the 7060 LED flashlight was conceived just days after news cameras broadcast images of LAPD officers beating car-theft suspect Stanley Miller with a two-pound, two-foot long standard issue police flashlight.
Police Chief William Bratton banned the large flashlights after Miller’s 2004 beating and called for manufacturers to create a smaller, brighter flashlight.
The new 10-inch, $100 flashlight was developed and manufactured by the Torrance-based company Pelican to meet LAPD specifications. It will feature both a standard “patrol mode” and an ultra-light “tactical mode” that is bright enough to temporarily blind suspects.
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Images: (laser) roguelazer.com; (batteryram) maxmax.com; (Bandits’ Roost) Jacob Riis via faculty.uml.edu; (Mark VII) en.wikipedia.org; (toy cop) inetba.com; (Watts Tower) roadtripamerica.com; (Small flashlight) Christine Colter/Los Angeles Times; (Police on street & flashlight) old pic cf.
Please find the entire article at the Houston Chronicle.