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Law enforcement agencies with these special missions can apply and acquire vehicles deemed military surplus for next to nothing. The vehicles usually require work to make them duty ready. Yet, the Department of Defense's 1033 program, as it is known, offers agencies access to military-grade equipment.
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The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) has announced the selection of Cobham to supply Synthetic Vision Electronic Flight Instrument Systems (EFIS) for their fleet of Eurocopter and Bell helicopters.
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The NYPD's aviation unit deploys its high-tech tools and operates as a regional resource to provide mutual aid to smaller surrounding agencies.
Read More →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.
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Protecto Wrap Company's Protecto Extrication Wrap is a new high-performance self-adhering membrane that protects first responders as well as collision victims from sharp metal and glass edges.
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American law enforcement, unlike European counterparts, hasn't exclusively shifted away from single-engine choppers, Larry Roberts, a Bell Helicopter senior vice president, told POLICE on Tuesday.
Read More →Three families whose children suffocated to death after they accidentally locked themselves in the trunk of an old car have received a settlement of $2.25 million from the city of Camden, N.J. after they sued the city claiming the police failed to find the children in time.
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Groves Inc.'s new Tactical Rescue & Escape Kit for Law Enforcement (TREK LE) features Groves' Rapid Deployment Pouch (RDP) and Combat Rescue Sling (CRS). The RDP's design allows officers to deploy the Combat Rescue Sling to extricate wounded victims without opening bags or pockets.
Read More →The crash occurred, after "the pilot's attempt to regain visual conditions by performing a rapid descent and his failure to arrest the descent at the minimum descent altitude during a non-precision approach," according to the agency.
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The Mesa County (Colo.) Sheriff's Office has begun using the remote-controlled Draganflyer X6 unmanned helicopter to assist with search-and-rescue operations.
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