British police helicopter attacked on ground

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Gypsies trash £5million police helicopter - Telegraph

Gypsies trash £5million police helicopter

A group of gipsies wrecked a £5million police helicopter to stop officers keeping them under surveillance.



By Ben Leach
Last Updated: 9:18AM BST 14 May 2009


The gang used axes to smash five windows - causing thousands of pounds worth of damage to the only police helicopter in the county.
The vandalism followed weeks of aerial surveillance on a travellers' site where stolen cars and goods are believed to be being kept.
The incident happened at around 10pm after the gipsies climbed a 4ft wall surrounding the police force's helipad at Fairoaks airport, near Woking.
They threatened staff in the operations room before trashing the aircraft, which is expected to be sidelined for another two weeks while repairs are made.
As the helicopter is the only one owned by Surrey Police neighbouring forces are having to provide air cover during police operations in the county.
Detectives were apparently ready to raid the gipsies' site on the back of evidence filmed from the air, according to The Sun newspaper.
A Surrey Police spokesman said the identity of the vandals was "unknown".
He said: "The incident is part of an ongoing investigation and security measures are being reviewed as part of this.
"We are working with a maintenance contractor to ensure the aircraft is back on line as soon as possible."

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