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.
We take a look back at rescues of the most vulnerable among us, and appreciate our better angels
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Rangers participate in helicopter bucket training with the New York State Police Aviation Unit
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
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
Five of the passengers on the Air Rescue 5 helicopter were deputies with the Sheriff’s Department
The free exhibit chronicles the history, evolution and heroes of law enforcement aviation
“Because it was dark, he had no horizon or accurate external reference,” said NTSB investigators
Two pilots discuss their role in the force’s recent crackdown on speeders
Huntington Beach says it won’t fly “out of an abundance of caution” until its other helicopters are fully inspected
Officer Nicholas Vella died and a second officer was injured in the crash-landing
Nicholas Vella, 44, died and his co-pilot was in critical condition
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