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.
When your patrol unit is a boat, transports take on a whole different level of challenges — here are some reminders for marine/maritime units tasked with prisoner transport
In Spring 2014, several Pennsylvania agencies partnered to ensure that a specially trained team of officers will be available for deployment during future hurricanes and other mass-flooding events
While adding watercraft to your fleet will never be cheap, it does not need to be a money pit either
A weekend-long enforcement effort — dubbed Operation Dry Water 2010 — is the second annual national crackdown on BUI
Deputy Dean Ridings had served with the Spotsylvania County (Va.) Sheriff’s Office for six years
The San Antonio PD helicopter, Blue Eagle, plays an important role in the city’s policing, but it was able to assist in only about a third of all pursuits
Eleven people were detained by police for questioning
Boat went aground off Catalina Island
Many lawmakers say that using the pricey Predator aircraft is worth it
During a complex and changing major incident, the entire specialized unit package must act, think, and work as one in order to succeed
What can you do to prevent your unit from falling beneath the budgetary axe?
A pilot crashed into an office building that houses IRS offices, but officers have not called it an act of terrorism
Many photos taken from police helicopters
U.S. officials have a $4 million communications complex for LEOs and other agencies will keep track of threats
Hundreds of thousands of cops have been impacted by a seminar that began with a dozen officers crammed into an elementary school classroom
The Joint Operations Center houses more than 200 officers from 68 agencies
