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.
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
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
When making a climb, sometimes all you have is a boat
What happens if a police pilot conducting normal flight operations sees a military intercept of an aircraft?
These flight suits contain the ability to reduce the development of microbiological agents that cause us to offend
A police boat assisting in a search for a missing Congolese boy in Australia overturned off a New South Wales beach
A $110,794 grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security will allow the sheriff’s department to buy a high-tech submersible
Driver lost control of the car as he tried to brake while heading northbound in slippery conditions
Daniel Knapp, 43, had been with the FBI for six years
The medical examiner’s office has not been able to determine a cause of death
Multiple courts, in various jurisdictions, have repeatedly decided in favor of random stops to determine compliance with boating safety requirements
A 16-year veteran officer reported difficulty breathing while training for the dive team
As the unmanned aircraft circled, sophisticated sensors under the nose helped pinpoint 3 suspects and showed they were unarmed
The New York Police Department’s Harbor Unit is relying more on unmanned submarine drones to detect explosives, narcotics
An off-duty New York City police officer subdued and handcuffed an intoxicated passenger
The airplane contained a load of contraband electronics
Before jumping in the water, cops can take a page from military special ops