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NYPD's Aviation Unit
The NYPD's aviation unit deploys its high-tech tools and operates as a regional resource to provide mutual aid to smaller surrounding agencies.
February 23, 2011
Patrol
NYPD's Aviation Unit Rescues Stranded Cadets
Capt. James Coan deployed a helicopter and crew upstate to an Orange County cliff side, where Officer Steve Browning hovered his craft in 30 mph gusts, while the crew hoisted the cadets to safety.
February 20, 2011
Special Units
Kentucky State Police Aviation Unit Makes First Hoist Rescue
The rescue of two people from Red River Gorge marked the first hoist rescue in the history of the Kentucky State Police aviation program.
April 21, 2022
Patrol
How To Work With Aviation Units
There is no substitute for some type of aircraft in the air to support your operations. It's imperative that the coordination between ground units and flight crews be seamless and problem free. But this is easier said than done.
June 10, 2017
Vehicle Ops
How To Work With Aviation Units
POLICE
Officers need to communicate and coordinate with the flight crew to get the most out of air support units.
October 31, 2017
Patrol
Phoenix Police to Cut Aviation Budget
Audit of the Phoenix Police Aviation Unit shows they can function with less aircraft, saving the city over $3 million.
July 19, 2014
Patrol
Florida Deputies Rescue Autistic Child from Swamp
Using a thermal imaging camera on a sheriff’s office helicopter, aviation personnel spotted the child walking through the wetlands. The aviation unit guided deputies on the ground to her location.
February 29, 2024
Vehicle Ops
Miami-Dade PD Acquires Second American Eurocopter AS350B3
It's the second of four AS350B3s that have been ordered. The aircraft will join the department's Special Patrol Bureau's Aviation Unit that includes a fleet of rotary and fixed-wing aircraft.
December 15, 2009
Special Units
NYPD Rescues Kayaker In Icy Water
This NYPD video shows ESU officers transporting a 32-year-old man to a waiting ambulance at the agency's aviation base at Floyd Bennett Field on Saturday. Detective Brian Singer and Officer Marian Kopystianskyj, two divers assigned to the Harbor Unit, entered the icy water of Jamaica Bay to save the man.
February 10, 2013
Special Units
FL Deputies, Civilians Rescue 11 After Boat Capsizes
On Sunday, June 12, at approximately 5:24 p.m. a call came in about several people stranded in water just east of Beer Can Island (Longboat Key) after their boat capsized. The HCSO Aviation Unit first flew over the scene and confirmed a boat was upside down in the water, with several people swimming around it.
June 17, 2022
Special Units
Michigan State Police Helicopter Fired On, Suspect Killed by Troopers on Ground
The aviation unit known as Trooper 2 notified police dispatchers at about 7:30 p.m. that the helicopter was being targeted by a green laser being shined from the second story of an abandoned home.
January 25, 2023
Patrol
New York Marine Unit Rescues Man from Hudson River
Officers from the marine unit for the Westchester (NY) County Police Department rescued a man over the weekend who had fallen off a jet ski and was left floating in the Hudson River for 45 minutes.
May 27, 2019
Vehicle Ops
Delaware State Police Start Maritime Unit with 2 Vessels
The Delaware State Police have established a maritime unit with two new vessels to patrol the state's 100 miles of waterways. The state police are using a $1.6 million federal grant for port security to fund the effort, which employs three full-time troopers.
November 13, 2011
Special Units
K-9 Units Compete in Desert Dog Trials
The Arizona Law Enforcement Canine Association in conjunction with the City of Scottsdale and the Scottsdale Police Department K-9 unit held the 2019 Desert Dog Police K9 Trials last weekend (April 6 and April 7) at Scottsdale Stadium.
April 9, 2019
Patrol
GA State Patrol Presents Wings to First Female Pilot
This week TFC Haley Jo Lucas became the Georgia State Patrol (GSP) Aviation Division’s first female pilot in the history of the agency.
August 5, 2022
Patrol
Pa. State Police Commander Killed In Crash
A veteran Pennsylvania State Police commander died in a crash, after he lost control of his cruiser an struck an oncoming SUV. Sgt. John LaRose, a 22-year trooper, was on his way home from the state police barracks in Cameron County.
July 4, 2013
Vehicle Ops
Bell Sells Two 412EP Helicopters to NYPD
Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company, announced the sale of two 412EP helicopters to the New York Police Department (NYPD) for use as air-sea rescue helicopters.
June 7, 2009
Vehicle Ops
Bell Introduces 412EPI Helicopter
Bell Helicopter has introduced the 412EPI, an upgraded 412-platform helicopter offering greater situational awareness and speed to law enforcement agencies.
March 5, 2013
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