Airborne / Maritime
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The Contra Costa Sheriff’s Marine Patrol and Air Support Units provide services over urban, suburban and rural landscapes, plus waterways
This light observation helicopter will be outfitted with an array of special equipment
Available in three sizes, Fluid Watercraft’s RIBs are available in 30 days or less
A series of major incidents -- including a fatal crash and massive gridlock involving hundreds of cars -- has drawn attention to the weekly issue
A marine unit patrols in the shadow of Mount Rainier
Technology plays a key role in successful search and recovery operations; here are four underwater search tools than can help rescue divers in a time of need
Funds support increased port-wide risk management and protect critical surface transportation infrastructure from acts of terrorism and major disasters
A sheriff’s office helicopter helped track down the cat so wildlife officials could tranquilize it
Officer Brett Freeman strikes a pose after landing a sheriff’s office helicopter in Viera, Florida
K-9 Sita became the first test pilot dog, allowing paramedics to train in emergency animal care
Wildlife officers were on a mission to count bighorn sheep when they found something that seemed far less... terrestrial
The crash is under investigation
Sheriff Leon Lott conducts a routine patrol operation from a UH-1H Huey helicopter over South Carolina
The agency said this will expand its “operational readiness,” while critics decried it as unconstitutional surveillance
New South Wales police search for a missing person near a remote village in the Australian bush
Four National Guardsmen found themselves trapped after battling the Bear Fire, officials said
The 6-year-old boy with special needs was spotted lying in the forest near his house
A hooded man suspected of stealing a houseboat was apprehended along the river near Minneapolis, officials said
A sheriff’s office helicopter was in flight when the pilot received an alert from his house, which showed a teen trying to break into his car
The firefighters were trapped on a ridgeline and couldn’t escape the advancing Woodward Fire, the sheriff’s office said
The teens were arrested and charged following an air pursuit
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The police helicopter crashed into an apartment complex
“This limited form of aerial surveillance does not constitute a ‘search’ under the Fourth Amendment, nor does it burden First Amendment speech activities”
The drone can detect and display heart and respiratory rates and will be used to track and stem the spread of COVID-19
The man started a fire and spelled out ‘HELP’ with sticks to alert authorities he was stuck on a remote island
Police officials say the drone will be ‘another tool in the toolbox’ in the department’s response to COVID-19
The program will collect images of the city to aid investigations, which activists argue infringes on citizen’s First and Fourth Amendment rights
Police in Daytona Beach and Elizabeth have been using drones with automated messages designed to disperse crowds while maintaining social distancing
The program will collect images of the city to aid investigations and will pay for research to study if the program impacts the city’s crime rate
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Terry Kielisch faces life in prison for firing at the helicopter he “didn’t like” flying near his home
Officials said they can’t remember a time when they had been called to remove an animal from an airport runway
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