Law Enforcement

Helicopter issues, park ordinances on Tuesday board agenda in Lake County, California

Helicopter issues, park ordinances on Tuesday board agenda in Lake County, California

1-Sep-2009Source: Lake County News

A continuing discussion on the sheriff’s use of helicopters under a federal grant and new proposed ordinances for county parks will be on the Tuesday Board of Supervisors agenda.... Read more

Police Service of Northern Ireland hire in second helicopter

Police Service of Northern Ireland hire in second helicopter

1-Sep-2009Source: Belfast Telegraph

The PSNI has hired a second helicopter to help in the fight against dissident republicans who set up an illegal checkpoint in south Armagh last weekend.... Read more

Police Aviation News – September 2009 edition

Police Aviation News – September 2009 edition

1-Sep-2009Source: Police Aviation News

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Korea National Police Agency Order An AW119Ke

Korea National Police Agency Order An AW119Ke

28-Aug-2009Source: AgustaWestland

AgustaWestland and UI International (UII) are pleased to announce they have been awarded a contract by the Korean Public Procurement Services to supply the Korea National Police Agency (KNPA) with one AW119Ke law enforcement helicopter as part of an on-going programme to modernise the Police helicopter fleet... Read more

McLennan County leaders to decide fate of Sheriff's helicopter

McLennan County leaders to decide fate of Sheriff's helicopter

28-Aug-2009Source: Houston Chronicle

A dispute about whether spend $85,000 overhauling the engine of a law enforcement helicopter that McLennan County got for free could leave the chopper grounded... Read more

Omaha Police Dept helicopter unit reprieved to end of year at least

Omaha Police Dept helicopter unit reprieved to end of year at least

28-Aug-2009Source: Omaha World-Herald

Omaha Mayor Jim Suttle decided Thursday against grounding the city’s police helicopters, instead signing off on cuts elsewhere in the Police Department’s budget.... Read more

6 month suspended sentence for woman who shone laser pen at Surrey Police helicopter

6 month suspended sentence for woman who shone laser pen at Surrey Police helicopter

27-Aug-2009Source: Get Surrey

A WOMAN who shone a laser pen into the cockpit of the Surrey Police helicopter as it flew 1,000ft in the air above Staines has been handed a six-month suspended jail sentence. The court heard that the police helicopter was responding to a call-out in the Staines area just before midnight on August 10 when... Read more

FLIR opens calibration service for infrared cameras in Melbourne

FLIR opens calibration service for infrared cameras in Melbourne

24-Aug-2009Source: Factory Maintenance

FLIR says owners of its infrared cameras can have their cameras re-calibrated annually at the new FLIR Systems service laboratory in Melbourne.... Read more

Princess Anne helicopter donated to Montgomery County

Princess Anne helicopter donated to Montgomery County

20-Aug-2009Source: DelMarva Now

The Montgomery County Police Department is just starting up its new division, and expects to have the helicopter reconditioned and flying by the end of the year... Read more

Aero Dynamix Completes NVG Lighting Modifications for Lake County Sheriff

Aero Dynamix Completes NVG Lighting Modifications for Lake County Sheriff

20-Aug-2009Source: Vertical

Aero Dynamix, Inc. (ADI) is pleased to announce that it has just completed the Night Vision Lighting modification for the Lake County Sheriff’s Aviation Unit. This completion was performed at American Eurocopter (AEC) in Grand Prairie, TX.... Read more

American Eurocopter Delivers EC120 to Lake County Sheriff's Aviation Unit

American Eurocopter Delivers EC120 to Lake County Sheriff's Aviation Unit

18-Aug-2009Source: American Eurocopter

The Lake County Sheriff Department’s Aviation Unit was started in 1979 and it is responsible for airborne law enforcement support missions throughout Lake County, Indiana, and surrounding areas. Since the start, the unit has utilized a variety of aircraft including military surplus models.... Read more

Royal Cayman Islands Police Service to finally receive EC135 in September

Royal Cayman Islands Police Service to finally receive EC135 in September

15-Aug-2009Source: Cayman Net News

The Royal Cayman Islands Police Service (RCIPS) will be receiving a much-needed boost in the form of its long-awaited helicopter. The twin-engine Eurocopter model EC135-T1 police helicopter is scheduled to arrive on the Islands next month and will serve to bolster the work of the RCIPS.... Read more

Helicopters becoming easy way to smuggle drugs

Helicopters becoming easy way to smuggle drugs

14-Aug-2009Source: KVAL

Colin Martin was on bail, appealing his sentence for leading a U.S.-Canada drug conspiracy involving aircraft. But he was still able to obtain three helicopters, two of which ended up being flown by drug smugglers.... Read more

Topeka Police Chief Makes Case for Reinstating Helicopter Unit

Topeka Police Chief Makes Case for Reinstating Helicopter Unit

14-Aug-2009Source: WIBW

Topeka Police Chief Ron Miller spent hours Monday with media and community leaders talking about Topeka’s need for a helicopter unit. He met with members of the media for nearly three hours where he discussed all aspects of the unit.... Read more

Profile: Durham Regional Police Service "Air 1" unit

Profile: Durham Regional Police Service "Air 1" unit

13-Aug-2009Source: News Durham Region

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Lawsuit by LAPD helicopter pilot goes to jury

Lawsuit by LAPD helicopter pilot goes to jury

11-Aug-2009Source: LA Daily News

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Maryland State Police unit awarded 'rescue of the year' for lifesaving mission with the AS365 Dauphin

Maryland State Police unit awarded 'rescue of the year' for lifesaving mission with the AS365 Dauphin

7-Aug-2009Source: American Eurocopter

A Maryland State Police Aviation Command crew has been honored for a daring December 2008 rescue which utilized American Eurocopter’s Dauphin AS365 when a broken water main left several vehicles trapped in three-to-four feet of swiftly-flowing water.... Read more

Police Aviation News – August 2009 edition

Police Aviation News – August 2009 edition

1-Aug-2009Source: Police Aviation News

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Cayman Islands Police EC135 controversy rumbles on

Cayman Islands Police EC135 controversy rumbles on

31-Jul-2009Source: Cay Compass

Governor Stuart Jack asked the Auditor General Dan Duguay in September to undertake an investigation into the purchase of the helicopter. Mr. Duguay found that there was no clear documentation of what the required operational capabilities of the helicopter should be, and limited communication between the police and the Civil Aviation Authority about the helicopter.... Read more

Trinidad and Tobago Orders Four AW139 Helicopters

Trinidad and Tobago Orders Four AW139 Helicopters

31-Jul-2009Source: AgustaWestland

AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that the government of Trinidad and Tobago has signed a contract to purchase four AW139 medium twin turbine helicopters. Trinidad and Tobago’s Air Guard (TTAG) will establish a dedicated unit to use these helicopters for search and rescue, surface surveillance, law enforcement, drug interdiction and disaster relief... Read more

Profile: San Diego Police Dept ABLE unit

Profile: San Diego Police Dept ABLE unit

22-Jul-2009Source: Vertical

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Suffolk Police take delivery of new EC135P2+

Suffolk Police take delivery of new EC135P2+

22-Jul-2009Source: http://www.newmarketjournal.co.uk/news/Suffolk-Police39s-new-39eye-in.5479298.jp

The force took delivery of a new state-of-the-art £4.6 million helicopter on Monday which will help tackle crime and help in the hunt for missing people.  “The helicopter plays a crucial role in helping to make Suffolk an even safer place to live, work and visit,” said Chief Constable Simon Ash.... Read more

First two new Dutch Police helicopters landed at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport today

First two new Dutch Police helicopters landed at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport today

21-Jul-2009Source: Haarlems Dagblad

  The first two new EC135s from a total order for eight landed at Schiphol-Oost this afternoon.... Read more

Osceola County Sheriff Department Equips Second OH-58 With Sagem ICDS

Osceola County Sheriff Department Equips Second OH-58 With Sagem ICDS

20-Jul-2009Source: http://www.rotor.com/Default.aspx?tabid=510&newsid905=61832

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US Bureau of Justice Statistics releases 2007 survey on Law Enforcement Aviation Units

US Bureau of Justice Statistics releases 2007 survey on Law Enforcement Aviation Units

10-Jul-2009Source: US DOJ

Examines the specialized airborne police units that operate fixed-wing planes or helicopters in large state and local law enforcement agencies. Topics include the types and characteristics of aircraft operated by law enforcement aviation units, the functions performed by these units, and the personnel and monetary resources assigned to the units.... Read more

Brazilian Military Police to purchase four Eurocopter AS350s

Brazilian Military Police to purchase four Eurocopter AS350s

1-Jul-2009Source: Desastres Aereos News

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Edmonton Police Service take delivery of their second Eurocopter EC120

Edmonton Police Service take delivery of their second Eurocopter EC120

1-Jul-2009Source: Eurocopter Canada

“The addition of this helicopter to our fleet is a resource multiplier,” says Staff Sargeant Dave Berry of the EPS. “We can be on site faster, increase the speed and efficiency of investigations and provide better support for our officers on the ground, especially during pursuit situations.”... Read more

Police Aviation News – July 2009 edition

Police Aviation News – July 2009 edition

1-Jul-2009Source: Police Aviation News

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Maharashtra Minister suggests helicopter for Mumbai police

Maharashtra Minister suggests helicopter for Mumbai police

30-Jun-2009Source: http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/004200906221332.htm

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East Midlands Air Support Unit launches public tracking site

East Midlands Air Support Unit launches public tracking site

25-Jun-2009Source: Leicestershire Constabulary

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AS350 owner offers his helicopter and time to Mesa County Sheriff’s Department

AS350 owner offers his helicopter and time to Mesa County Sheriff’s Department

23-Jun-2009Source: http://www.gjsentinel.com/hp/content/news/stories/2009/06/21/0622_2A_helicopter_man.html

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