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.
The XP7 is as close to indestructible as a handset can get
Jim and Doug discuss how those units differ from patrol, and offer some keys to successfully making the transition to a specialized assignment
Forced to make emergency landing after fuel tank struck
The video shows officers hovering over the stranded man before lifting him to safety
“It’s absolutely stupid that they have to do it, but if that’s what it takes to keep us safe it’s fine with me”
Agency will supply aircraft with high-tech photo equipment
Impaired pilot’s vision, forcing him to abort the landing
According to police and firefighters, the arrests shown in the YouTube videos are the peak of the troubled week
Petty Officer 2nd Class Ian Howell is charged only with dereliction of duty now that the most serious charges of negligent homicide, assault, and negligence with a boat were dropped
Warden Daryl Gordon had served with the Maine Warden Service for 25 years
The Richland County Sheriff’s Department and the Columbia Police Department have launched the ‘Aerial Intelligence and Response’ program for surveillance, search and rescue, and SWAT operations
Philadelphia Detective Timothy Brooks sprang into action and started pulling people from the Delaware when a tour boat struck a barge last summer
Beam was aimed at a commercial flight at Chicago’s Midway Airport and again at a police helicopter that responded
“Holy crap!” a man in the helicopter shouts as the building collapses on itself. “The whole tower’s down!”
West Point cadets stuck on 18-inch-wide ledge 500 ft. up
Interference with commercial airlines is already a federal crime but current law has a gap that weakens FBI’s ability to investigate incidents involving helicopters
All three passengers are hospitalized with one in critical condition and two in serious condition
52-year-old Gerard Sasso targeted a Mass. state police helicopter as it escorted a tanker ship through Boston Harbor
Sale of “unsafe” chopper lands in court, and an aviation expert now questions the safety of the rest of the Columbus Police Division’s fleet
South American gangs are buying old jets, stuffing them full of cocaine and flying them across the Atlantic to feed Europe’s growing coke habit
“I’m gonna live!” the grateful diver told rescuers
Plan to boost security is years behind schedule
Possibly a dry run for a plot to send bombs through the mail
Vanguard Defense Industries’ ShadowHawk provides a serious strategic advantage for any agency that deploys it
Was on patrol for 17 years and is survived by his mother and three sisters
Shined a laser pointer into the cockpit of a city police helicopter, temporarily blinding the pilot
He was attempting to transfer from one boat to another when he fell from a ladder into the water
Passengers may be able to bring their soft drinks and full-size shampoo bottles onto planes again
Someone was reportedly helping load the plane without a security badge
A man and his wife were riding jet skis back from Mexico when the gunmen approached
The cause of the incident is still unclear