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.
It’s time to recognize the changes wrought by critical incidents in remote places
This podcast hopes to inspire others to get into public safety aviation as well as promote the work being done by current public safety aviation crews
We take a look back at rescues of the most vulnerable among us, and appreciate our better angels
Modesto Police Dept. explains the purchase of a plane as a force multiplier and a safer way to pursue fleeing vehicles
The family’s home is surrounded by woods, ponds and railroad tracks
Officers quickly worked to remove the man from the cruiser’s broken front window as a train’s horn is heard in the distance and rapidly approaching
Based on evidence at the scene, police believe the suspect may have lured officers to the home in order to ambush them
“CHP investigators worked throughout the night interviewing witnesses and gathering evidence from the scene,” police said
Fluid Watercraft has the patrol boats first responders need now, in stock
The rescue happened more than seven hours after the man “split from another hunter he had been with” and vanished into the swamp
The agents were on boat patrol when they approached a suspect vessel; once they neared it, two passengers opened fire
“Helicopters are becoming flying dinosaurs,” said Sheriff Charmaine McGuffey
The car was first spotted by a police aircraft when authorities noticed the Hellcat going 160 mph alongside another vehicle in a populated area
Arizona Department of Public Safety troopers used a helicopter to reach the vehicle
The couple pulled off the road to rest when heavy rain caused their vehicle to be overcome by rushing floodwater
The stolen plane was in the air for four hours
Police officials said the helicopter went down after it hit a power line
“They’re shooting at each other, dude,” an officer exclaims in the video
In 2020, L.A. outlawed the possession of laser pointers and laser-style devices during public demonstrations, rallies, protests or picket lines
Rangers participate in helicopter bucket training with the New York State Police Aviation Unit
Killed in the crash were Undersheriff Larry Koren, Lt. Fred Beers, Deputy Michael Levison and county Fire and Rescue Department Specialist Matthew King
A police marine unit escorts the USS St. Louis across Lake Erie
Intense bodycam video shows a patrol boat dodging kayakers and tubers as officers rush to help a young girl
Deputy David Bazylak was honored with a life-saving award
Officer Matthew Bodwell, an experienced mariner and an assistant harbormaster, was credited with saving five lives
Video shows deputies slinging a rope and life vests to the capsized vessel
Last week, a police union said the officers were not trained for water rescues and followed protocol by waiting for a boat
A local police union said the involved officers followed their training by going to get a boat
A Florida family jumped at the chance to help deputies make an arrest
The agency used to lease jet skis for its marine patrol unit, but now local marinas don’t have enough, said Sheriff Rick Behnke
The helicopter was landing nearby for a police department’s annual open house
The suspects led police on an erratic pursuit along highways after an attempted traffic stop, helicopter video shows
Five deputies and one doctor were injured during a “hard landing” and “rollover,” police said
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