You make the UK sound like New York Tigerfish however I see you are a police aviation consultant so that is your brief.
I have pointed out before most of the time UK police ASU money and manpower is wasted on mundane
petty crime such as this incident.
First published Wednesday 12 November 2014.
A van driver was arrested on drug charges and two other suspects fled from police in Crayford on Monday evening (November 10).
Met police officers noticed a van at the Tower Retail Park in Crayford Road and decided to investigate it further.
They stopped the vehicle at around 10.45pm and arrested the driver, a 19-year-old man, on suspicion of possession of cannabis.
Two of the passengers in the van ran off and the Met police helicopter helped search for the suspects, which have not yet been traced.
Enquiries continue and the driver has been bailed until January 7.
The bill for the helicopter must run to thousands on a petty crime that will not result in a custodial sentance.
Another example here over a non arrest domestic.
First published Monday 23 February 2015 in News
Last updated 22:36 Monday 23 February 2015
A police helicopter was seen circling Bourne End last night with officers now confirming they were called about a domestic disturbance.
Readers contacted the Bucks Free Press because of the police presence in the village yesterday evening and Thames Valley Police have now confirmed they were called at about 6.45pm.
No-one was arrested and officers said they could not confirm any other details about the “domestic issue”.
Helicopter crews had been above Bourne End at about 5.50pm that evening, with the official NPAS Benson Twitter account reporting a search for a vehicle following a domestic incident.
Decades ago a local PC on a bike would solved such events with some calm advice. Now the police gomin all guns blazing.
Incidents such as the above are happening every day in the UK.
Last edited by Romeopapa; 28th Feb 2015 at 02:05.