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	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, f.l.i.r., infrared, surveillance cameras, radar, specialized radio systems and engines,loudspeaker systems, tear gas dispensers, searchlights, winches and winch cables, flashing light beacons, police resque equipment, and special seating.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Police_helicopter (149 words)

	NTPFES - POLICE - Helicopter fatality (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The occupant of a helicopter died after it went down 450 kilometres north east of Alice Springs this morning.
		The man, whose age is unknown at this time, was travelling in a Robertson 22 helicopter 42 kilometres south of Tobermorey Station near the NT - Queensland border when it crashed.
		Police have not yet released details about who was piloting the helicopter until next of kin have been informed.
	www.nt.gov.au /pfes/police/media/news/2004/05/20040530_helicopter_fatality.html (149 words)

	XA99 BEDS POLICE HELICOPTER (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Hertfordshire and Thames Valley Police, who are the other two forces in the consortium known as the Chiltern Air Support Unit (CASU), also contributed with the Home Office funding the rest.
		During the incident ground units lost visual contact with the vehicle on numerous occasions, however, the helicopter was able to follow resulting in a successful arrest which would not have been possible without air support.
		While the new helicopter is much quieter that the old one, Bedfordshire Police is very aware of the noise nuisance it can cause to residents, particularly at night and consequently cannot fly below 600 feet, although in the day time it can go as low as 300 feet.
	www.bedfordshire.police.uk /news/bedfordpolicesearch.taf?function=detail&NewsRelease_uid1=992 (663 words)

	POLICE Briefings - Helicopter Patrol (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		My department is looking at sponsoring a helicopter unit that would be funded by agencies in three counties in Central Texas.
		I bought a 1997 crown victoria from the St Petersburg police department with 75,000 miles on it for $1800 at a local auction.
		Maybe if you know somebody who is a certified helicopter mechanic, you could ask them to come along and they could do a walk over of the helicopter your buying.
	www.policemag.com /forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=332 (523 words)

	Northwest Indiana News: nwitimes.com
		Lynwood police are tracking the animal when they have time and last week tried to find the animal using a helicopter and infrared light.
		The helicopter, owned by a friend of one of the officers, may be used again to track the cougar, Police Chief Dave Palmer said.
		Police are 95 percent certain the large, cat-like animal is a cougar, Palmer said.
	www.thetimesonline.com /articles/2004/11/05/news/illiana/f6eaf3846e9367df86256f42007ac23f.txt (294 words)

	BBC News \| EUROPE \| French police probe helicopter plot
		French police have seized flight manuals for helicopters, and they are trying to determine whether the suspects intended to attack the American Embassy in Paris in an airborne suicide attack.
		Meanwhile police in the British Eastern county of Suffolk are trying to determine the intentions of six Iraqis who were arrested at a base used by American strike aircraft.
		A Suffolk police spokesman said the matter was being treated very seriously because of the base's sensitivity, but acknowledged it was possible they were simply asylum seekers who had had the misfortune to choose the wrong lorry.
	news.bbc.co.uk /hi/english/world/europe/newsid_1565000/1565588.stm (505 words)

	Police Use Helicopter for Doughnut Run (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		ALBUQUERQUE (Reuters) - An Albuquerque policeman and his pilot face disciplinary measures after using a police helicopter this week to swoop in for a midnight snack of doughnuts, officials said on Friday.
		The officer and the civilian pilot were on night patrol over the city in a Kiowa OH-58 helicopter when they landed in a vacant lot next to a Krispy Kreme doughnut store around 1 a.m.
		An eyewitness told the Albuquerque Journal that he saw the APD helicopter circle the Krispy Kreme and land in a nearby dirt field.
	www.totalobscurity.com /mind/news/2001/chopper-donuts.html (285 words)

	KFOXTV.com - News - Police Helicopter Grounded
		El Paso's two police helicopters are airborne within minutes, whether it's an armed robbery, mountain rescue or other emergency.
		Even though the department is down one aircraft and three of its operators, police will still have a bird's eye view of what's happening in the city with the help of other agencies.
		Police say the money saved from the air will better serve the community on the ground, where there is currently a shortage of patrol officers.
	www.kfoxtv.com /news/3671158/detail.html (287 words)

	SAPD Helicopter Unit
		The SAPD Helicopter Detail was formed in 1971 as a joint venture with the Bexar County Sheriff's Office.
		Using funds from a federal traffic safety grant, a Hughes helicopter (269C)/300 was purchased, a base was established at Stinson Field, and 2 SAPD officers and 2 BCSO deputies were selected to staff the operation.
		The demand increased for helicopter assistance in an ever expanding number of police situations, including chases and night searches, and in 1996 the detail was expanded to include a total of nine pilots and one supervisor.
	www.ci.sat.tx.us /sapd/copters.asp?res=1024&ver=true (508 words)

	Helicopter helps in police search (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Two men state police say are from Lawrence then got out of the car and fled on foot through the woods to Route 110, Trooper Nangle said.
		A state police helicopter circled the area for at least two hours as troopers searched for the second man, who was still at large last night, Trooper Nangle said.
		But Trooper Kevin B. O'Neill, who was in state police barracks in Newbury last night, said he arrested the alleged car thief in April, when the man identified himself as Ricardo Tejera.
	www.eagletribune.com /news/stories/20000916/HA_006.htm (293 words)

	JS Online: State needs a police helicopter
		Police in a helicopter could have safely followed the driver, allowing the squads on the ground to back off.
		The police helicopter could then have safely directed closure on the suspect at a safe place, and an arrest could have been accomplished without injury to innocent parties.
		The cost of a police helicopter ranges from just under $1 million for one with a piston engine to several million dollars for a jet turbine-driven helicopter.
	www.jsonline.com /news/editorials/jun05/330982.asp (767 words)

	Police helicopter chases UFO across Sussex, England (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		It has come to light that a police helicopter was involved in a dramatic high-speed chase in the sky over Sussex - in pursuit of a UFO.
		The astonishing pursuit began when a suspected UFO was spotted as it flew 1,000ft above Brighton by the crew of a Sussex-based police helicopter.
		They were so stunned they decided to follow it and used a thermal imaging camera to video events as they chased the object for three minutes before giving up and returning to base.
	www.ukpsychics.com /ufo_chase.html (212 words)

	Regional Parks Police: Helicopter Unit (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Helicopter crews work in concert with District Police patrol officers to ensure the safety of all park visitors.
		District Police aircraft are equipped with multiple police band radios, high-powered binoculars, thermal-imaging equipment and a 30-million candlepower Nightsun® spotlight for night operations.
		The helicopter and crew are dispatched to all medical aid calls within the District.
	www.ebparks.org /Police/eagle.htm (434 words)

	Police Helicopter Pictures
		I am a police helicopter and whizz around rescuing people, catching crooks and helping to take the injured to hospital.
		A second helicopter to support the work of the north-east of England's police forces is launched.
		Six new helicopters were planned for the Dallas Police Helicopter Unit by 1971, thanks to government grants.
	www.helicoptersbythesea.com /police-helicopter-pictures.html (176 words)

	Robinson Helicopter Company R44 Police Helicopter Page
		The R44 Police Helicopter is the first affordable, high-performance, turnkey aerial platform designed and equipped specifically for law enforcement agencies.
		The R44 Police Helicopter is optimized for law enforcement activities including pursuit, patrol, and surveillance, thereby enhancing ground officer and citizen safety.
		Studies of law enforcement air support have proven a helicopter is equivalent to five or more ground units in terms of the ability to search an area effectively.
	www.robinsonheli.com /r44police.htm (183 words)

	TheIowaChannel.com - News - Wanted By Des Moines Police: Patrol Helicopter
		A helicopter "allows us to patrol areas of the city you can't see from the ground driving around on the road," said Sgt. Brent Harris, of the Des Moines Police Dept. He flew helicopters in the military, and he'd like to fly one as a police officer.
		The Cedar Rapids Police Department has used a police helicopter for a number of years, having acquired it through a military surplus program.
		KCCI Chief Meteorologist John McLaughlin, a helicopter owner and licensed instructor, said the up-front costs of a military surplus helicopter would be much lower, but the long-term costs, are much higher.
	www.theiowachannel.com /news/4001084/detail.html (346 words)

	Police helicopter crashes into field
		Three men are recovering in hospital after a state-of-the-art police helicopter crashed in Ayrshire.
		The Strathclyde Police chopper was searching an area of woodland near Muirkirk when it apparently lost power.
		The helicopter is fitted with state-of-the-art technology, including a digital camera and thermal imaging equipment.
	www.fire.org.uk /BBC_News/News2002/February/bbc180202b.htm (237 words)

	Albino Neutrino: March 2nd, 2004. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The helicopter was clearly following someone, and it was doing a slow, lazy arc, as if it was going to head for my street.
		The only thing I had on my side was the extreme unlikelyhood of a kidnapper involved in a police chase suddenly deciding to just pop home for a cup of tea.
		Which is why I feel entirely justified in choosing Mozilla Firefox largely because it has a name like a helicopter and a brilliant logo.
	www.seahorse-design.com /neutrino/index.php?para=53 (3525 words)

	UFO Area Police Helicopter Chases UFO (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		A police helicopter went on a dramatic high-speed chase - in pursuit of some little green men.
		The tale of the unexpected began when a suspected UFO was spotted next to the Sussex Police vehicle as it flew 1,000ft above Brighton.
		Mr Tickner, 50, who retired last week after 30 years with Sussex Police, said: "We were flying back from Beachy Head and at 1,000ft we didn't expect anything to join us.
	www.ufoarea.com /events_uk_helicopter.html (273 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Our helicopters are military surplus OH-58C models, better known in the civilian world as the Bell Jet Ranger.
		The Air Patrol is an important extension of the eyes of the patrol force.
		Also, the helicopter is an important resource for assisting the Lake Patrol officers in keeping activity on Lake Tuscaloosa safe.
	www.ci.tuscaloosa.al.us /pdcopter.htm (155 words)

	Topeka.org \| Police Department: Helicopter Unit (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Police Helicopter Unit started in March 1971 with five pilot trainees and one helicopter; a Hughes 300C.
		In 1992; through public support the Topeka Police Department was the first law enforcement agency in Kansas to install a Forward Looking InfraRed (FLIR) camera on a helicopter.
		This piece of equipment allows the helicopter crew to see in the dark without using the searchlight.
	www.topeka.org /policedepartment/helicopter_unit.shtml (194 words)

	UK Man Photographs Police Helicopter Chasing UFO
		An alien hunter says he has caught a UFO on camera with a police helicopter chasing it.
		But police have denied any knowledge of UFOs in the area and have told News Shopper the helicopter was tracking a less unusual target on April 8.
		A spokesman for Greenwich police said: "A police helicopter was in the air, in that area and at that time, because of a traffic collision.
	www.rense.com /general37/ukmna.htm (326 words)

	Police Helicopter - Band page with free MP3 music downloads on SoundClick
		Police Helicopter - Band page with free MP3 music downloads on SoundClick
		Police Helicopter is a young boy trying to discover experimental music and sounds.
		He finds experimental music very fascinating and interesting to make.
	www.soundclick.com /policehelicopter (310 words)

	John Holt Lyrics - Police in helicopter
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		Police men in d fields, burnin d collie weed.
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	www.jamaicalyrics.com.ar /index.php?mod=lyric&id=2858 (295 words)

	> Police helicopter finds lost boys
		Thanks to the police helicopter two small boys were reunited with their parents after being lost on Horsell Common for more than two and a half hours.
		Frazer and Martin and their brother and father, were given a tour of the helicopter and shown the equipment used to find them.
		Surrey Police Air Operations Unit is part of the South East Regional Police Air Support Unit (SERPASU) a team formed jointly by officers from Surrey Police and the Metropolitan Police Service to provide a high quality, efficient and effective air support service to officers and members of the public in both areas.
	www.surrey.police.uk /area_item.asp?area=&itemID=3409&division=2 (607 words)

	Bureau of Field Operations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The State Police Aviation Unit was formed on January 1, 1984, to provide for the administration and coordination of the Department’s aviation resources.
		Utilizing a Forward Looking Infra-Red system on one helicopter and a 30 million candlepower searchlight on the other helicopters, the Unit has been successful in locating fugitives, missing persons, and lost children.
		The Aviation Unit provides aerial support to any federal, state, or municipal agency whereby the solution of a police problem or mission may be obtained.
	www.vsp.state.va.us /bfo_aviation.htm (493 words)

	Police helicopter swoops on rabbit hunters
		The Greater Manchester Police helicopter was scrambled and specialist firearms officers were drafted in.
		After the two men were spotted on moorland off Syke Road, Littleborough, near Rochdale, the helicopter loudspeaker was used to tell them to return to their van, where police were waiting for them.
		A police spokeswoman said the helicopter enabled officers to locate and speak to the men much more quickly and more safely than officers on the ground would have been able to do.
	www.manchesteronline.co.uk /news/s/69/69938_police_helicopter_swoops_on_rabbit_hunters.html (369 words)

	Police (home)
		Instead of calling Non-Emergency Police Services, you can file a report, and your report number will be emailed to you.
		The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department greatly values the confidence entrusted to us by the citizens of the community we serve.
		If you are interested in joining the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department and want to learn more visit our Recruiting section.
	www.charmeck.org /Departments/Police/Home.htm (751 words)

	ON DUTY SIGHTINGS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		One of the officers was a police photographer but he did not have time to get a picture of the object as the duration of the sighting amounted to only a few seconds.
		As the object departed the officer was met by another police officer in a vehicle who confirmed having seen the object flying away from the area.
		They stopped the police vehicle and get out to have a better look at the object which they said was yellow/orange in colour and moving slowly at an altitude of approximately 500-700 feet.
	www.prufos.co.uk /on_duty_sightings.htm (6213 words)

	icseftonandwestlancs - Thumbs up for police helicopter
		PEOPLE in Formby feel safer when the police helicopter is keeping a watchful eye over the town.
		Merseyside Police Air Support Group officers carried out a survey asking for residents' views on the effectiveness of the £ 2.9million Eurocopter.
		The helicopter is also equipped with a state-of-theart thermal imaging and broadcast quality camera.
	icseftonandwestlancs.icnetwork.co.uk /icformby/news/tm_objectid=15330754&method=full&siteid=60252&headline=thumbs-up-for-police-helicopter-name_page.html (287 words)

	IOL: Missing helicopter sought by police
		Police in the UK were today following up reports of a helicopter missing with four people on board.
		Officials at Gloucestershire Airport in Staverton, Cheltenham, contacted police to voice their fears about a flight which took off early yesterday morning en route to Torbay, Devon.
		A spokesman for Avon and Somerset Police said: “We received a call at 3.54pm yesterday to say a helicopter with four occupants had gone missing.
	breakingnews.iol.ie /news/story.asp?j=56152672&p=56y5z974&n=56153052 (127 words)

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