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.
Jim and Doug discuss how those units differ from patrol, and offer some keys to successfully making the transition to a specialized assignment
The San Diego Harbor Police is a shining example of what a marine unit can be
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
Trooper Mark Barrett is survived by his wife and two children
Sea interdictions and arrests have spiked year-over-year for three years
While PWCs will never meet the needs of every department or every scenario, they are proven to be effective as maritime patrol vessels
Airborne patrols can be discreet — working in more of an observation and detection role — or the patrols can be very active and visible in a deterrence role
The threat was phoned in to local police from a hotel room in nearby Alameda
The program has been successful in bringing about 6,400 cases involving drugs, arms and immigrant smuggling along the border
DA “didn’t realize there was an investigation concerning the boat fatality” of a fellow officer drowned on Lake Allatoona