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Westchester Police Unveils New Aircraft
"This aircraft will provide every citizen in our community
with greater safety and security," said Thomas Belfiore, the county's
public safety commissioner. "It has the versatility to perform nearly
every mission large or small, from searching for a lost child in the woods
to finding a fleeing suspect in the cover of darkness, to securing our
critical infrastructure from terrorist threats."
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Chilean Police Order Four Helicopters
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IACP Recognizes Aviation Programs
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Austin Pilot Loses Battle With Cancer
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Turbomeca To Double Staff
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Sikorsky Tests Automated Flight Controls
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Teen Arrested For Shooting at Police Helicopter After a high school football game last month, a Las Vegas teenager was arrested because shots were fired toward a police helicopter overhead. The 18-year-old was charged with illegal discharge of a firearm. Source: www.kesq.com [TOP] |
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Jim DiGiovanna Joins AerCorp
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China Conducts Police Helicopter Drill
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Council Approved $2.8 million For Helicopter
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FAA Fines Sheriff’s Office For Flights
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Nigerian Police Accept Donated Aircraft
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Livingston Sheriff’s Office Receive Aircraft After seven years of waiting, the Livingston Parish (LA) Sheriff’s Office received two OH-58 military surplus helicopters last month. The aircraft will be used for rescue operations, fugitive searches, special operations and helping in drug-enforcement operations. One of the helicopters will remain military green and be used as a backup, while the other will be repainted and used for most operations. The Sheriff’s Office and Denham Springs Police Department are signing an intergovernmental agreement in which the police department will supply one of its detectives, who is a licensed pilot, to fly the main helicopter. Source: www.2theadvocate.com [TOP] |
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Members residing in that region shall elect region directors, and the director must reside in the region in which he is elected to represent. Nominations must be submitted by mail, facsimile or e-mail and must be addressed to the ALEA Secretary. Please insure nominations indicate the following:
Nominations must be received or postmarked on
or before December 15th, 2006. Confirmation of the nominations will be provided.
The ballots will be distributed by mail on or about May 1, 2007. The ballots
will be counted during the 37th Annual Conference & Exposition in Orlando, FL
and the results announced at the General Membership Meeting to be held on July
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The
International Association of Chiefs of Police presented its
“Excellence in Police Awards” last month during their annual
conference in Boston, MA. These awards recognize an individual who
holds a leadership position in law enforcement aviation and/or an
aviation unit that exemplifies excellence in airborne law enforcement.
[
Sikorsky
Aircraft is finishing developmental flight tests of its S-92
helicopter with a search and rescue automatic flight control system (AFCS)
that is able to lock in and fly point-in-space approaches, hands-off,
and hover for rescues. The system is the first to fly automated
approaches to a set position "hooked" by a search radar, flight
management system waypoint, thermal imager or digital map. [
As
a white taxi, commandeered by a "criminal suspect", roars down a side
street, two police helicopters take to the sky. Soon one helicopter
opens fire on the criminal. The taxi stops and the helicopters land.
Policemen run out of the helicopters, surround the taxi and catch the
criminal. It was the country's first comprehensive police helicopter
drill, which was held in Zhengzhou, capital of central China's Henan
Province. [
The
nomination period for ALEA elected offices to serve the term July 2007
thru July 2009 will be open from November 1, 2006 to December 15,
2006. [
AgustaWestland
has been awarded a contract by the Carabineros de Chile to supply four
A109 Power helicopters to perform a wide range of applications including
law enforcement, search and rescue and transport duties. The Carabineros
de Chile has the primary responsibility of public order and safety, crime
control, counter terrorism, drug control and border security. The first
helicopter will be delivered in early 2007.
Sergeant/Pilot
William "Bill" Horn, 47, of the Austin (TX) Police Department Air
Enforcement Unit passed away last month after a battle with throat cancer
(non-smoker). After he attended this year’s ALEA Annual Conference in New
Orleans, Horn underwent surgery for a lump found on the side of his neck.
He had one week of treatment left before he was to return to work. Horn is
survived by his father, sister and 2 1/2-year-old twins. His friends and
ALEA family will truly miss him.
Turbomeca
USA inaugurated their newly expanded facilities in Grand Prairie, Texas
last month. This expansion of 67,000 additional square feet encompasses
office space, a shipping and receiving area, warehouse, new production and
a Turbo Support Center. Thanks to this new site, Turbomeca USA will double
its staff, as well as assembly and test capacity, achieving 500 engines a
year by the end of 2007. In addition to Turbomeca USA’s expansion,
Turbomeca Canada expanded their facility in Mirabel, Quebec by 2,200
square feet to further respond to the growing demand and make way for
additional offerings. By the end of this year, Turbomeca Canada will have
completed approximately 220 engines and by 2008/2009, they project to
complete over 300 engines per year.
During
the 113th Annual IACP Conference, Jim Di Giovanna officially joined
AerCorp as Director of Technical Consulting. Jim will be overseeing all of
AerCorp’s professional services and technical consulting programs. "I am
delighted to be joining the AerCorp team of law enforcement aviation
professionals,” said Di Giovanna. “I look forward to offering my services
to agencies who are either looking to start a new aviation unit or may be
hoping to expand or enhance their existing program."
Last
month, the Ontario (CA) City Council approved spending $2.8 million for a
new police helicopter from American Eurocopter. The aircraft is believed
to be better than the one it will replace, offering better
maneuverability, greater lift ability and a higher maximum speed,
according to the police department. Additionally, the city will spend
$235,000 for a new forward-looking infrared device. 
The
Federal Aviation Administration fined the Chelan County Sheriff's Office
$5,000 last month for helicopter flights they had conducted over dams and
power lines. The federal agency says the flights violated regulations
because the sheriff's aircraft lacks commercial certification and there
was no significant, imminent threat. Sheriff Mike Harum said the
hydroelectric infrastructure could be a terrorist target and that the
Chelan Public Utility District paid for the 48 flights from 2005 that are
in question.
The
Nigeria Police Force took delivery of two helicopters that were donated
from the Ukrainian government. A police spokesman said that the two
helicopters would go a long way in assisting the force in rapid response
to crime and rescue operations in the country.