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Vehicle Ops
New Jersey State Police Take Delivery of AW139 Helicopter
The AW139 is a twin-engined, 15-seat medium size helicopter with a five-bladed rotor and tricycle landing gear. It's suited for homeland security and search-and-rescue missions.
July 10, 2012
Nj State Police Aw968
Vehicle Ops
Military Surplus Gear: Abuse It and Lose It
Last month the Defense Department cut off a very valuable resource for many of the nation's 17,000 law enforcement agencies. The Pentagon's 1033 program provides cash-strapped police and sheriff's departments with free military surplus.
July 9, 2012
Nashville Police officers used military surplus boats to rescue residents during severe flooding in 2010. Photo courtesy of NPD.
Patrol
Injured Hiker Saves CHP Officer Struck by Copter Blade
A California Highway Patrol officer survived a critical wound from a helicopter blade, thanks to an injured hiker who provided timely trauma care to the officer.
July 9, 2012
Patrol
Utah Trooper Killed In Fall During Rescue
A Utah Highway Patrol trooper fell to his death on Saturday during a search and rescue mission on Mount Olympus. Trooper Aaron Beesley was a 13-year veteran and tactical flight officer.
July 1, 2012
Photo: Utah Highway Patrol
Patrol
Deputies Search for Suicidal Calif. FBI Agent
An FBI agent thought to be despondent and possibly suicidal remained missing Monday after search teams hunted for him over the weekend in the rugged Verdugo Mountains of Southern California.
May 13, 2012
Technology
Thermal Imaging
A high-end thermal imaging system such as FLIR's Star SAFIRE HD offers law enforcement officers a powerful search tool for detecting heat-emitting objects across large search areas. The system offers a high-definition infrared camera mounted to an airborne unit that produces both EO (electro-optic) color and IR (infrared) white-hot images. Photos courtesy of FLIR Systems.
March 2, 2012
Thermal imaging makes us of the difference in temperature between an object and its surroundings. This image was taken from a Star SAFIRE system mounted to a fixed-wing PC-12 in Hillsboro, Ore.
Special Units
Delaware State Police Assist Rescue of Oil Tanker Crewman
Delaware state troopers assisted firefighters and paramedics in the air rescue of the crewman who fell into an oil tanker's 20-foot cargo hole on Tuesday.
May 3, 2011
Vehicles
Military Surplus Vehicles Aid the Fight
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.
April 6, 2011
The Ocean Shores (Wash.) Police Department acquired a HMMWV for community relations work with its D.A.R.E. program.
Vehicle Ops
LAPD Selects Cobham EFIS for Copters
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.
February 24, 2011
Careers
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
The NYPD deploys a twin-engine Bell 412 for search and rescue missions. Photo courtesy of NYPD.
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
Extrication Wrap
Protecto Wrap
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.
October 30, 2010
Pp Protecto Wrap 1
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