Airborne and Maritime
The Airborne and Maritime section covers the integration of aerial and marine units in law enforcement, including drones, helicopters and maritime operations.
An unmanned aircraft system, or UAS, can provide an invaluable tool for law enforcement, but successful use requires understanding of the technology
What happens if a law enforcement aircraft is in trouble?
Responders can gain access to aerial views of the incident, as well as send real-time pictures and data to different locations
A federal complaint charged the men in the death of the officer who was fatally injured when the boats collided
Chief Petty Officer Terrell Horne III died of head injury in crash
We cannot prevent natural disasters with police work — we can only respond to them — and this is something we are not used to
Orchestrated smuggling of more than 300 pounds of cocaine over 9 years
Years of survivor guilt came to a head in the penning of a letter found one night while browsing the Internet
The helicopter went down at about noon near an agricultural research site
7 of 10 police officers onboard were already in water training for water-rescue certification when boat started sinking
Guideline document includes recommendations on ways to employ aircraft for law enforcement purposes
Two Michigan sheriff’s deputies saved a couple who became stranded on an island following a marriage proposal
Approximately 20 minutes before the surveillance plane was due back at the airport, radio contact was lost
Firefighters were testing equipment that had failed the previous evening at the time of the incident
During the summer of 2012, PWCs gained increased public attention due mainly to a series of accidents involving high-profile victims
Bizarre YouTube clip captures standoff in Irish village
The Memphis (Tenn.) aviation unit’s budget has hovered around $550,000 a year, but during two years which have included grounded birds, little more than half of the funds were actually spent
Officer Tony Stanley was struck while attempting to rescue an injured hiker, who ended up helping save the officer
A team was brought in to assist Long Island police officials investigating the July Fourth capsizing of a yacht that sank
Similarities in the two calls weeks apart have prompted the Coast Guard Investigative Service in New York to suspect a connection
Despite June deaths of two young boys, boating under the influence charges still into double digits
In many places where speed enforcement by aircraft has tapered off, law enforcement air wings have remained busy conducting surveillance, tracking crime suspects, searching for missing people, and spotting marijuana farms from the air
Not since World War II have Britain and the United States teamed up for such a massive security operation on British soil
The first step an interested officer might consider taking toward achieving the goal of becoming a LE UAV operator is simply by becoming being a hobbyist
Probably the most obvious use for a UAV in law enforcement is for search and rescue operations, but there are myriad other uses for these high-tech assets
Sacrificing your safety for the sake of comfort, cutting corners, saving time, or going fast simply because you can will not assist you in performing you duties
UASs may have the wingspan of a Boeing 737 or be smaller than a radio-controlled model, but a pilot on the ground is always in charge of operations