Had a visit with the police last night

[roverjohn]

I was on my front porch seeing what kind of throw I could get out of my Cabela's Nuwai X-3 and it got noticed by a nice lady officer lurking down the street. My light was much better than her crappy incan one but her batteries were probably a little flat. Unfortunately nothing to send to Penthouse forums but probably the most fun I've had with a cop in a while. It's amazing how far you can light up reflectors with the little X-3.

 

[Manzerick]

LOL you enlightened her

 

[greenlight]

I'm surprised there aren't more stories like this. Maybe cops don't expect criminals to have flashlights.

I walk around in my house in the dark with a flashlight a lot. No one has ever wondered if I was being robbed (at least they didn't tell me).

I was packing my car for a rafting trip once late at night and 2 bike cops came by and asked me some questions. I thanked them for patrolling so late in my neighborhood. I could have been a thief, but they asked for ID and I gladly showed them.

 

[Pellidon]

Let me get this right. You flashed a police officer and didn't get arrested?

:nana:

Someone had to say it.

 

[BGater]

ROTF !

 

[Alin10123]

Let me get this right. You flashed a police officer and didn't get arrested?

:nana:

Someone had to say it.

Dude! You almost made me spit out my water. LOL

Speaking of which... what's an X-3? I dont hear that one really often.

 

[Atomic_Chicken]

Unfortunately nothing to send to Penthouse forums but probably the most fun I've had with a cop in a while

Dear penthouse forums,
I used to think that all the flashlight stories that readers sent in were just made up, until last night. I was sitting on my porch, checking my unit for length of throw, when it's spill caught the attention of a lady cop with some nice handcuffs...

 

[Elton]

lol anit it sad all the people here have better flashlights than what the cops carry

 

[Patriot]

Let me get this right. You flashed a police officer and didn't get arrested?

:nana:

Someone had to say it.

ROFL!!!

 

[rookie]

The X3 is one of the newer Nuwai lights, been out about six months. Check them out at flashlightreviews.com at Nuwai Luxeon III TM-301X-3


Enjoy!

Dude! You almost made me spit out my water. LOL

Speaking of which... what's an X-3? I dont hear that one really often.

 

[TOTC]

I've been on countless ridealongs, and on more occasions than I'd like to remember, officers had to borrow a light from me because they either weren't carrying their own or theirs was dead. One particular incident involved a foot chase into an abandoned rowhouse. It wasn't until we got in there that an officer realized he didn't have any light on him and was pretty happy that I was around to provide him with one.

I was also amazed at how many officers didn't carry spare cuff keys, or couldn't locate their only cuff key. I started carrying at least two just to make myself more "handy," which won me the good favor from a number of officers. "Need a light? Need a key? Yea, ask my ridealong: he's got one!"

I understand the bat belt gets heavy, and I really have no room to criticize because if I was doing their job, I'd probably be overloaded with a good 200 lbs of gear. It was just so foreign for me to think that some (definitely not all) guys/gals in their line of work didn't prepare for the dark, or the fact that they might need a spare cuff key.

 

[paulr]

Streamlight Cuff-mate flashlight with built-in cuff key.

 

[SkinlessMonkey]

One time I had the lights off and was just shining my flashlight around in my room when the neighbors stopped by to see if I was a burglar.

 

[PeteBroccolo]

lol anit it sad all the people here have better flashlights than what the cops carry

Not ALL LEO/PO! Then again, I AM on this forum!:laughing:

 

[Manzerick]

NICE!!!

Let me get this right. You flashed a police officer and didn't get arrested?

:nana:

Someone had to say it.

 

[Nocturnicus]

One night, a few years back, I looked out my living-room window and noticed what looked like a couple of flashlights probing around over in the corner of my yard near where I park my cars. Suspecting foul play, I grabbed my rechargable 2 million candlepower searchlight and went to check it out. Approaching the corner of the yard, sure enough, there were two dark shapes with two rather dim flashlights lurking around my property. Blam - I light them up, and it's two state troopers. When I realized who they were I quickly doused the light before the ammo in their service weapons started cooking off. Seems they were investigating a report of a possible prowler in a neighbor's yard, and somehow wound up in mine. They loved my big rechargable - wanted to know where they could get one, although they did note that it wouldn't fit into a holster.

 

[JAS]

I agree with you guys. We are issued either Streamlight SL-20X or Streamlight Stingers. Not exactly the Cadillac of flashlights, but we take what they give us. Of course, some of us carry some "optional" lights. It is the same with any other aspect of police work, though. The car guys are surprised we don't have something faster. The gun guys are shocked that we don't have Smith and Wesson Model 500s. The radio guys can't believe that we don't use exclusively Motorola Astro XTS5000s, etc. (I could go on and on, but I think you guys get the picture.)

 

[nifreaky]

Hey, Jas, you are lucky, we are issued with 2D Mag's. Mine is gathering dust in the bottom of my locker, I think.

 

[TITAN1833]

once a police officer was showing me his 20sh led light even when he shined it at me it was not that bright i showed him my A19 xre wow where did you get that he was amazed at the output if i tell you i said you will need lots of credit cards on CPF its addictive fine he said thats one addiction you wont be arrested for.

 

[carbine15]

you can do a lot with a 2D mag... step one is get a 8AA - 2D battery carrier.