Warrior by Powertac USA
Duty Flashlights are a solid purchase for most police. Many citizens followed the lead decades ago when switching to the maglite design with a heavy club weighed down by lots of batteries. One problem is that they became a legal liability when you smack someone with such a heavy object made of metal it tends to do a lot of damage. For police the extra weight became a problem since more gear is added every day to the uniform. The latest of course is a camera to video all interactions with citizens.
Here is a nice article about the reasoning for one police department switching to the Warrior by Powertac USA
http://www.officer.com/article/12281698/duty-flashlights-same-tool-smaller-size-law-enforcement-technology-magazine-january-2017
It also describes a number of other modern lights all of which are now going with LED lights. This drastically increases efficiency in terms of weight versus lumens and the duration of battery life per charge.
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