[Newsbot]

Title: Chopper helped with 50 calls in first week: police
Category: Law & Order
Posted By: Curtman
Date: 2011-02-10 13:51:59
Canadian

[Curtman]

$1:

In one case early last Sunday, the chopper helped officers track down an intoxicated man with an arm wound who was wandering in frigid temperatures near Sheppard Street and Mapleton Avenue.

After the man ran from officers on the ground, the helicopter tracked the 23-year-old man to an area about 700 metres away, where police and the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service got him medical help.

"Potentially, by having that helicopter up there and them locating this victim, we may have saved our first life with the helicopter," said Chornley, who went into detail about the "busy" activities of the copter, based at 17 Wing.

Hahah.. Out of the 50 calls, we get to hear about the drunken idiot who didn't want their help.

[Brenda]

Curtman Curtman:

$1:

In one case early last Sunday, the chopper helped officers track down an intoxicated man with an arm wound who was wandering in frigid temperatures near Sheppard Street and Mapleton Avenue.

After the man ran from officers on the ground, the helicopter tracked the 23-year-old man to an area about 700 metres away, where police and the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service got him medical help.

"Potentially, by having that helicopter up there and them locating this victim, we may have saved our first life with the helicopter," said Chornley, who went into detail about the "busy" activities of the copter, based at 17 Wing.

Hahah.. Out of the 50 calls, we get to hear about the drunken idiot who didn't want their help.

Exactly!
What a load of bull. If this is what that chopper is for, then please, don't spend any tax money on pieces of shit like that!

[DrCaleb]

The helos will benefit Winnipeg to no end. In Edmonton, we had a popular campaign that first leased, then bought the first police helicopter - all through public donations. $2 million total. Then the city had the balls to hum and haw about whether to fund the chopper, and so we got a new city council. They didn't think twice about buying a second chopper.

The results, though not always seemingly appropriate, will be of great benefit. For example, never again will there be a need for a high speed police chase. The thieves will always be caught.

[EyeBrock]

I was quite shocked when I got here that air-support in Canadian cities is so rare. In the UK most police services have rotary and/or fixed wing air support.

Brenda, consider how useful a chopper is when it's equipped with FLIR (infra-red) and it can find the missing kid or old biddy wandering in -20 C weather. Or the lost campers etc.

Dr Caleb is bang on too. Choppers go faster than police cruisers and don't crash into the public. They are expensive but an invaluable tool to save life and detect crime.

[Public_Domain]

[EyeBrock]

Mr_Canada Mr_Canada:

Lol, that's it?

Big Brother's blind

I don't get your point.

[Brenda]

EyeBrock EyeBrock:

I was quite shocked when I got here that air-support in Canadian cities is so rare. In the UK most police services have rotary and/or fixed wing air support.

Brenda, consider how useful a chopper is when it's equipped with FLIR (infra-red) and it can find the missing kid or old biddy wandering in -20 C weather. Or the lost campers etc.

Dr Caleb is bang on too. Choppers go faster than police cruisers and don't crash into the public. They are expensive but an invaluable tool to save life and detect crime.

I was merely sarcastic about the story.

I have absolutely no objections to choppers being used to search for people (I live in the mountains, can't do without them here), but the example used just irks me. They could have used a better example, unless they didn't HAVE a better example, and that means it is used just "for fun". They don't run cheap tho...

[DrCaleb]

Brenda Brenda:

EyeBrock EyeBrock:

I was quite shocked when I got here that air-support in Canadian cities is so rare. In the UK most police services have rotary and/or fixed wing air support.

Brenda, consider how useful a chopper is when it's equipped with FLIR (infra-red) and it can find the missing kid or old biddy wandering in -20 C weather. Or the lost campers etc.

Dr Caleb is bang on too. Choppers go faster than police cruisers and don't crash into the public. They are expensive but an invaluable tool to save life and detect crime.

I was merely sarcastic about the story.

I have absolutely no objections to choppers being used to search for people (I live in the mountains, can't do without them here), but the example used just irks me. They could have used a better example, unless they didn't HAVE a better example, and that means it is used just "for fun". They don't run cheap tho...

They probably didn't run it for fun. Calls they attend that would result in criminal charges they most likely wouldn't be able to mention, other than in aggregated statistics. Saving some idiot's life wouldn't have any affect on the outcome of his trial, so they could mention it as an example of good they are doing.

[gonavy47]

EyeBrock EyeBrock:

Mr_Canada Mr_Canada:

Lol, that's it?

Big Brother's blind

I don't get your point.

That's because he doesn't have one.

[ShepherdsDog]

Too bad they couldn't equip it with a mini gun for patrolling areas north of the Assiniboine and along the Red. I hear the folks in Transcona run screaming to their hovels, and drive their livestock into the forest whenever they fly over. They'd likely try and sacrifice a virgin to it..........but being Transcona

[Curtman]

ShepherdsDog ShepherdsDog:

Too bad they couldn't equip it with a mini gun for patrolling areas north of the Assiniboine and along the Red. I hear the folks in Transcona run screaming to their hovels, and drive their livestock into the forest whenever they fly over. They'd likely try and sacrifice a virgin to it..........but being Transcona

I call BS.. There's no virgins in Transcona.

[Brenda]

That's what he said

[Curtman]

New chopper may have saved a life

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The incident occurred last Sunday.

Chornley said the helicopter crew helped officers track down a man with an arm wound who was walking in frigid temperatures near Sheppard Street and Mapleton Avenue.

Police said the man appeared to be intoxicated and confused.

Earlier, the man had told a witness he had been stabbed by his mother, but didn't want aid from either paramedics or police. After he ran from officers, the chopper tracked the 23-year-old stabbing victim to an area about 700 metres away, where police and paramedics helped him.

Wow.. Don't you just hate it when that happens?

[Regina]

I think every town and city could benefit from this technology. All comes down to the city or town being able to afford it based on its tax base.