A former Paterson police officer testified Monday that he beat a man with his flashlight while trying to arrest him, but claimed his use of force was justified because it was the only way to subdue ...

Almost every major police flashlight or weapons light manufacturer is now offering lights that feature strobing. Here’s a quick look at some of the more popular makes and models and how the strobe is ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Los Angeles police on Friday unveiled their latest tool in the fight against crime -- a flashlight powerful enough to stun suspects but too lightweight to beat them with. The ...

A $10,000 reward is still being offered for the arrest of the person responsible for a series of flashlight bomb attacks. “It’s always a concern,” said Joe Posillico with the Salvation Army. “They don ...

CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago police lieutenant on Thursday became the fourth member of the department to appear in court on felony charges in recent weeks, with prosecutors accusing him of shoving his ...

MONROE — Graphic body camera video kept secret for more than two years shows a Louisiana State Police trooper pummeling a Black motorist 18 times with a flashlight — an attack the trooper defended as ...

CHICAGO (CBS)-- A Chicago Police lieutenant has been arrested and charged with aggravated battery, on charges that he shoved a flashlight between a teenage boy's buttocks while making an arrest in ...

Chicago Police Lieutenant Wilfredo Roman is being charged with aggravated battery after he allegedly shoved his flashlight between a teen suspect’s buttocks, CBS Chicago reports. Roman surrendered to ...

A suspicious device that triggered an Army bomb squad response to the Yakima Police Department was a gunpowder-filled flashlight, police said. Officers were in the process of booking someone into the ...