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Topic: Police Rescue


In the News (Wed 11 Nov 09)

  
  Police helicopter - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A police helicopter is a helicopter used in police operations.
Police helicopters are commonly used for traffic control, ground support, search and rescue, high-speed car pursuits, observation, air patrol, and riot control.
Police helicopters are normally equipped with variants such as night vision, FLIR, infrared, surveillance cameras, radar, specialized radio systems and engines, loudspeaker systems, tear gas dispensers, searchlights, winches and winch cables, flashing light beacons, police rescue equipment, and special seating.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Police_helicopter   (182 words)

  
 NTPFES - POLICE - Rescue   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
A 29-year-old man was rescued after he became trapped trying to climb the northern face of Mt Gillen last night.
Police received a report at 5pm from residents in Bradshaw Drive they could hear cries for help and see a person on the cliff face waving his singlet.
NT Emergency Service crews were alerted and staged a rescue operation from the top of the range with vertical rescue crews abseiling down the cliff face.
www.nt.gov.au /pfes/police/media/news/2004/06/20040607_rescue.html   (95 words)

  
 Police rescue hostage - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
A man who held his estranged wife hostage in her Brookline home for more than three hours Saturday was shot in the head and seriously wounded by police after he told a negotiator he was going to kill his wife.
Police identified the shooting victim as David Thompson, 30, but did not release the name of his estranged wife.
Police had received a call of shots fired from the porch of the residence.
www.pittsburghlive.com /x/s_85742.html   (403 words)

  
 Police Rescue Man from Gorge   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Someone called police earlier in the afternoon and said someone was drowning in the Genesee River off of Seth Green Drive.
Then police and a scuba team had to investigate to see whether someone else had actually fallen in the water.
Police are not releasing the man's name at this time.
www.rnews.com /print.cfm?id=19299   (140 words)

  
 Harry Ware - Police Rescue Unit
The New South Wales Police Rescue Squad was founded in 1942 by the Commissioner of Police, Mr.
Prior to the formation of the Rescue Squad it had been customary for Police stationed in the vicinity of any cliff tragedy to seek the aid of experienced rock fishermen in the recovery of the body.
When the fishermen had reached the victim, the Police would lower a stout rope, to which the body of the victim would be tied and then hauled to the cliff top.
www.policensw.com /info/gen/u3a.html   (866 words)

  
 Police rescue officer from burning SUV - The Boston Globe
A Bourne firefighter and a state trooper examined the scene of an accident involving a police officer, who was rescued from the burning vehicle and taken to Falmouth Hospital.
A frantic rescue effort by several police officers probably saved the life of a Bourne police officer, who was plucked out of the flaming wreck of her sport utility vehicle in Bourne just moments before the vehicle became engulfed yesterday morning, officials said.
Meanwhile, two Bourne police officers and two state troopers from the nearby barracks in Bourne, along with at least one civilian, formed a semicircle around the front of the SUV, discharging fire extinguishers in hopes of knocking down the fire, which was in the engine compartment.
www.boston.com /news/local/massachusetts/articles/2006/02/08/police_rescue_officer_from_burning_suv   (553 words)

  
 UK police rescue 19 trafficked women. 30/09/2005. ABC News Online   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
British police have rescued 19 women they believe were being forced into prostitution by a human trafficking gang.
Police also detained three customers during the operation and found a sawn-off shotgun and four telescopic batons in the building.
Police and immigration officers are continuing to interview the women.
www.abc.net.au /news/newsitems/200509/s1472418.htm   (267 words)

  
 All Headline News - Haitian Police Rescue Kids Of American Missionary Couple - May 17, 2006
Port-Au-Prince, Haiti (AHN) - Police rescue two kidnapped children and a foster child of an American missionary couple during a raid on an apartment in Haiti's capital.
Police say Hannah Lloyd, 3, her brother David, 5, and their Haitian foster sister Miriam Meinvil, 7, were all unharmed.
Michael Lucius, the head of Haiti's Judicial Police, says authorities tracked the men to an apartment building in the violent Delmas neighborhood and stormed the property on Saturday, freeing the children and arresting seven suspects, including a former police officer.
www.allheadlinenews.com /articles/7000809659   (307 words)

  
 Village of Pulaski
POLICE: Pulaski operates its own local police department using high band radio for direct communication to the Brown County Sheriff department as well as the sheriff departments of adjoining Shawano and Oconto Counties.
The adequacy of the department is attested to by a recent up-grading of the village ISO (Insurance) rating from Class 7 to Class 5.
RESCUE: Rescue Service for the village is provided by the Tri-County Rescue Squad.
www.netnet.net /pulaski/police.html   (326 words)

  
 Guardian Unlimited | The Guardian | Police rescue brings toy joy
When Simon Osborn called the police after his 10 year-old daughter Amy dropped her cuddly toy tiger out of the car window as they travelled along the M11, he may have been forgiven for thinking that little would be done.
Following the call, police set up a road block to rescue Tyrone the tiger from the middle of the motorway and reunite it with its distressed owner.
Officers took the necessary measures to ensure that the rescue mission was as smooth as possible.
www.guardian.co.uk /uk_news/story/0,3604,1549113,00.html   (330 words)

  
 Police Rescue Alleged 'Backhoe Bandit' - CBS News
Police said the man, in his 50s, used the backhoe to break into a convenience store in Kansas City, Kan., then tried to drive away with the Automated Teller Machine.
Police followed the man as he took the backhoe through a wooded area before fleeing on foot.
The man was taken to a hospital after complaining of an ankle injury, police said.
www.cbsnews.com /stories/2006/04/17/ap/strange/mainD8H22D380.shtml   (270 words)

  
 New York Daily News - Home - Police rescue tram passengers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
It was one of several improvisations that police and engineers had to carry out Tuesday night during a painstaking mission that took nearly 12 hours to complete.
Police were then forced to mount a daring midair rescue using a diesel-powered rescue bucket capable of holding 12 people, police said.
Mayor Bloomberg, Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly and a swarm of media were waiting as the first batch of rescuees reached solid ground.
www.nydailynews.com /front/story/410200p-346994c.html   (1715 words)

  
 Police Rescue (an Episode Guide)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Rescue is called in to provide security at a prison while the staff is on strike.
The rescue is complicated by the presence of a potentially poisonous snake.
Rescue is called to support a siege in Chatsworth, where a doped-up and frustrated bank robber has just killed a police officer and is holding over a dozen people hostage, and where an over-eager reporter complicates things by revealing on-air that one of the hostages is Nipper's wife.
epguides.com /PoliceRescue/guide.shtml   (2818 words)

  
 Police rescue stolen antiques from auction
Sacharko is cooperating with police, who are investigating "at least one other person of interest." Sergeant Hawes declined to comment further or to indicate whether the individual is local.
Police estimate the conservative value of all the stolen property at over $250,000.
Sacharko, police said, had entered into a consignment agreement with the gallery claiming he was the rightful owner, and that the gallery had completely cooperated with police investigators.
www.eastbayri.com /story/291284186160407.php   (735 words)

  
 Grants Pass, Oregon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The Police Operations Commander is responsible for overseeing, supervising, and directing all police operations.
Police officers are trained in normal police functions and also receive training in basic fire functions.
Police Corporals supervise the shift in the absence of the Sergeant.
www.ci.grants-pass.or.us /pubsafe2.htm   (540 words)

  
 Police rescue hostage in Miranda but it's not Ugueth Urbina's mother   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The Police Detective Branch (CICPC) Anti-Extortion and Kidnap Division converged on Santa Lucia in Miranda to rescue Italian businessman, Benigno Blanco Lincognito (60), who had been held hostage for 58 days at a small farm.
The police swooped on a farm in Siquire's El Place sector in the early hours of Wednesday morning to rescue the hostage.
Three kidnappers opened fire on the police and one of the former was shot and killed during the shootout.
www.vheadline.com /printer_news.asp?id=22813   (223 words)

  
 Police rescue 4 kidnap victims, arrest abductors in QC - INQ7.net   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
POLICE rescued four kidnap victims in Quezon City on Wednesday evening and arrested six of their abductors, including a policeman, an official said Thursday.
Twins Jin Ritz and Klevyeit Sermonia, 11, their sister Vinz, 9, and their nanny Eulalia Cuevas, were rescued from a safe house in Peñafrancia, Payatas B village in Quezon City at 7:30 p.m., said Deputy Director General Oscar Calderon, commander of the anti-kidnapping Police Anti-Crime and Emergency Response (PACER).
Calderon, the police deputy chief for operations, identified the suspects as Crispin Araneta, 24; Anabelle Olidan, 31; and Benjamin Olidan, 30.
news.inq7.net /breaking/index.php?index=2&story_id=48800   (540 words)

  
 Welcome to Rescue 15, The Rawalpindi Police   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Rescue 15 is the Police centre to cater to emergencies.
Although it was not an easy task to give shape to a new idea without adequate resources but with commitment, dedication and a forward looking vision to serve the general public, we have made this dream come true.
The rescue 15 staff comprises of One inspectors and 250 police officials of various ranks.
www.15.gwat.net   (320 words)

  
 Clanton, Alabama - Police, Fire & Rescue   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Police chief James Henderson is a graduate of the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia.
The Clanton Police Department uses state of the art equipment such as video cameras in all vehicles and a Voice Stress Analyzer for truth verification.
The Clanton Police Department has two holding cells for a total of four prisoners and a Circuit Courtroom which has been certified by the State of Alabama Attorney General for non-jury trials.
www.clanton.al.us /polfire.html   (374 words)

  
 WJLA - Police Rescue NYC Cable Car Passengers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Working through the night, police on Wednesday plucked the last of 69 people stranded up to 12 hours in two cable cars that got stuck after a power failure.
Police delivered food, water and diapers to the passengers.
The cause of the outage of the Roosevelt Island Tramway cars was not known, said Herb Berman, president of the agency that operates the system, which offer breathtaking views of the city from up to 250 feet high.
www.wjla.com /headlines/0406/320537.html   (511 words)

  
 Rescue- Sheriff of Huntington County, Indiana
The Huntington County Police Rescue Squad, unlike most rescue squads, has operated the county wide rescue unit as part of the Huntington County Police Department since it was formed in 1972.
The Huntington County Police Rescue Squad consists of ten dedicated volunteers who give their time and talent to help the citizens of Huntington County, and those individuals who might be traveling through it.
The remainder of the personnel are volunteer firefighters from surrounding departments in the county.
www.huntington.in.us /county/sheriff/rescue.html   (698 words)

  
 Coalfield.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
She explained that the police were on their way and convinced him not to shoot when he heard the officers entering the home.
Rescue personnel attended to the victim, the Sandy Ridge fire department extinguished the fire and police backup arrived to search the area for the perpetrator.
Members of all county and town police, fire and rescue were in attendance, along with members of the Virginia State Police Color Guard, Marshall, Col. Steve Flaherty of the Virginia State Police, Del. Clarence "Bud" Phillips and Dickenson County Sheriff Bobby Hammons.
www.zwire.com /site/news.cfm?newsid=15499356&BRD=1283&PAG=461&dept_id=158544&rfi=6   (981 words)

  
 Police rescue Bihar neurosurgeon
Police rescued neurosurgeon Dr Ramesh Chandra from Chiraura village under Naubatpur police station in Bihar early on Wednesday.
Patna Senior Superintendent of Police, Sunil Kumar, said around six people had been arrested in connection with the abduction, which was carried out near Dr Chandra's residence in Mithapur locality of Patna on Saturday night.
At the Kotwali station in Patna, Dr Chandra said he was thankful to the police for his rescue.
www.rediff.com /news/2003/may/21bihar.htm   (670 words)

  
 Borough police rescue women - PittsburghLIVE.com
CHARLEROI - Charleroi Police officer Brian Vitale believes it was "all in the line of duty," but the efforts of him and colleagues Joe Stringa and Joseph Rush may have saved the lives of three women involved in an early Saturday morning blaze.
But when the police officers arrived on the scene, the women were still inside the two-apartment, two-story residence.
After the police arrived, street department worker Greg Doerfler, out plowing snow, saw the fire and knocked at the front door.
www.pittsburghlive.com /x/valleyindependent/news/s_168966.html   (358 words)

  
 WTOP: Police Rescue Woman as Suspected Carjackers Crash Into Her Home
The police pursuit started after several armed suspects tried to carjack an off-duty D.C. police officer's vehicle at a gas station at Southern and Eastern avenues in Prince George's County about 3 a.m..
Police chased the vehicle until it crashed into the house, just before 4 a.m.
Police helped the woman out a window to get her from the home.
www.wtopnews.com /index.php?nid=25&sid=230213   (242 words)

  
 Police Rescue TV Show - Police Rescue Television Show - TV.com
Police Rescue is a unique blend of character driven drama and fast paced action adventure.
The Police Rescue Squad are the real heroes of the Police Service and handle a strikingly wide range of work from road accidents to train disasters to the prevention of suicides - the Squad are constantly laying their lives on the line to save others.
The series deals with the dramas that surround rescue work, the unique characters attached to it and the humour of the after-hours lives of the Squad's...
www.tv.com /police-rescue/show/2485/summary.html   (169 words)

  
 CNN - Orlando police rescue kids, kill hostage-taker - December 12, 1997
After police announced that Armstrong was dead, his sister, Doretha Owens, said: "They didn't have to do this.
Armstrong, 39, himself a father of three, was suspected of fatally shooting a man and wounding a woman in nearby Winter Park before leading police on a chase on Tuesday that ended near the children's home.
By Friday, police said they had grown increasingly frustrated that Armstrong hadn't surrendered and had repeatedly broken his promises to free the children.
www.cnn.com /US/9712/12/hostage.standoff.ends   (436 words)

  
 Police Rescue: Episode Guide
Mickey is assigned to protect a whistleblower prior to her testimony in a court case.
Mickey and Georgia are called to rescue a pair of climbers from a cliff.
Georgia and an expert mountain climber work to rescue a brother and sister who are trapped on a cliff.
pandora.nla.gov.au /pan/21124/20010726/oberon.spaceports.com/_atia/policerescue_eps.html   (2725 words)

  
 Whistle Stopper Political Forums - Police rescue hostage
Vancouver police said Graham McMynn was freed on Wednesday morning by an RCMP emergency response team, who found him unharmed in the Surrey home where he had been held since his abduction on April 4.
Police said the rescue involved 24-hour surveillance on 14 homes in Surrey, East Vancouver and Nanaimo, followed by raids by more than 100 city police and RCMP officers.
The suspects are known to police, he said.
www.whistlestopper.com /forum/showthread.php?t=43774&goto=newpost   (237 words)

  
 Special Police Rescue Squads Begin Operations in Japan: Top News Stories at Officer.com
A total of 18 rescue squads were launched in police departments in Tokyo, Hokkaido, Miyagi, Saitama, Kanagawa, Shizuoka, Aichi, Osaka, Hyogo, Hiroshima, Kagawa and Fukuoka, the officials said.
Later Thursday, the members conducted a rescue drill in which a person trapped under a collapsed house was rescued.
A search and rescue dog which was given an award by the Metropolitan Police Department for helping rescue the boy at the Niigata landslide site also took part in the training.
www.officer.com /article/article.jsp?id=22780&siteSection=1   (214 words)

  
 wjz.com - Police Rescue Man Trying To Jump From I-95 Bridge   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
A rescue crew established a safety zone around the area and had put boats in position in case the man jumped.
Maryland Transportation Authority police were on the scene with city police and the fire department.
No word on how police and fire officials were able to take the man down from the bridge.
wjz.com /local/local_story_330120414.html   (208 words)

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