20-Nov-2013
The donation from Fueling California, a nonprofit advocacy group for major fuel consumers, was presented Friday in a ceremony that included LBPD Chief Jim McDonnell See full story... Read more
5-Mar-2012Source: Press Telegram
The EC130s were bought in 2001 for $5.76 million and went into service the following December. Police purchased two replacement AS350B-2 in February 2011 for $3.52 million from the Los Angeles County Sheriff. The acquisition was intended to reduce operating costs by 42 percent – from $768 per hour to $448, according to a staff... Read more
10-Oct-2011Source: Long Beach Police
The Long Beach Police Department has acquired two air support units from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, in an effort to reduce fuel and maintenance costs. The mission of the Long Beach Police Department’s Air Support Unit is to provide direct support to daily patrol operations as well as support for detectives and SWAT... Read more
17-Feb-2011Source: Long Beach Post
A 34-year old Long Beach woman has been arrested for pointing lasers at Police and Sheriff helicopters while they conducted a search for suspects in an unrelated incident in January. Kelly Ann Smith has been charged with two felony counts of discharging a laser at an aircraft.... Read more
31-Jan-2011Source: Contra Costa Times
Police officials want to buy the helicopters from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department at a cost of up to $3.5M. The City Council will decide whether to approve the purchase at its Tuesday meeting. The city purchased the current EC130s, for $5.7M in 2001... Read more
24-Nov-2010Source: Gazettes
According to Lt. Richard Rocchi of the Long Beach Police Dept, it may not be too long before the unit receives two well-maintained used Eurocopter AS350B2 helicopters from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.... Read more
