Cops and Helicopters

[ben says]

Anyone know what's with the helicopter flying around and the two dozen cops camped out/patrolling Riverside right now?? Can't find anything on the news, kinda weird.

[AKIRA]

Sounds like they're holding down a perimeter in an effort to find a fleeing suspect or suspects (like a big game of hide-n-good seek).  With that much effort, it is probably in reference to a felony.  Robbery being the most common one right now.  Try calling the non-emergency number and ask for a description of who they are looking for.  Often the police find who the cuprit within a given area because someone called in about a suspicious person (what qualifies as suspicious is truly in the eye of the beholder).

[danno]

Was over that way at 1700-1730 and noticed the same thing...

[Ernest Street]

Yea.. I was trying to dig some problem weed bushes out in my backyard and was circled at least a dozen times.
I was friendly and waved till they got annoying.
My disobedient middle finger wanted to point..BUT.. I didn't.
  I was only guilty of Dirty looks...
Hope it was worth all that Fuel....I will be researching on how low the shereef is allowed to fly this expensive toy.
They were below what I thought was the 500' limit several times..

[ben says]

Yeah...that copter was getting a little too close for comfort.

From what I hear, the two dozen cops and the helicopter were trying to find a woman who was a dangerous to herself...she ran from the cops, they followed...with bloodhounds and a flying machine, naturally.

[ben4prez]

Good to know, they hit me with a spotlight while I was sitting on my porch. Having lived downtown, I will attest to JSO pulling the heli out for just about any reason.

[Jaxson]

I would like to know how effective these helicopter pursuits are when the police are trying to catch those who are on the run?  Like any useful toy, tool or resource, the helicopters surely have their limits. 

[NotNow]

JSO is a nationally accredited agency, which means that the operational procedures for use of law enforcement aircraft meets or exceeds national standards.  What is still left of the air unit has decades of experience in the field per pilot. 

[ben says]

JSO is a nationally accredited agency, which means that the operational procedures for use of law enforcement aircraft meets or exceeds national standards.  What is still left of the air unit has decades of experience in the field per pilot.

Are you a cop?

[Jaxson]

I understand the accredited stuff, but still am curious about what circumstances warrant the use of helicopters.  Not to knock the JSO, but just curious...

[Tacachale]

JSO is a nationally accredited agency, which means that the operational procedures for use of law enforcement aircraft meets or exceeds national standards.  What is still left of the air unit has decades of experience in the field per pilot.

Are you a cop?

If you're a cop you have to tell us, man.

[BridgeTroll]

JSO is a nationally accredited agency, which means that the operational procedures for use of law enforcement aircraft meets or exceeds national standards.  What is still left of the air unit has decades of experience in the field per pilot.

Are you a cop?

If you're a cop you have to tell us, man.

Yes he is a police officer...

[David]

policeman-officer.

I do miss the sound of the ghetto-birds flying low overhead.  Ahhh, tones of home.

[RiversideLoki]

Frankly, I dunno how I would sleep without the sound of the ghetto-birds. It actually makes me feel a bit safer in the hood knowing that we have the boys in blue overhead... and the fact that I love the satisfying *thwap thwap thwap thwap thwap* of the rotor blades on a Bell 407 in a hard turn.

[Dog Walker]

Most of them that we hear in Riverside are either Navy copters flying along the river or the Life Flight copter going to St. Vincent's.  The police aren't overhead that often.