Originally Posted by
MaxR
...or a precursor to the larger crime.
But, what would we know? We've not spent 7 minutes on Google and watched half of a Police Interceptors programme.
No need now Max.
Check out some of the base twitter feeds.
https://mobile.twitter.com/npas_boreham?lang=en
https://mobile.twitter.com/npas_filton?lang=en That one includes a jet ski stuck on a sandbank. Surely that's a lifeboat task and nothing to
do with the police?
https://mobile.twitter.com/NPAS_Carr...7Ctwgr%5Etweet
The daily twitter feeds illustrate the highly expensive air support is mostly used for routine non events.
Vulnerable people (those with mental issues or dementia ) are best tracked with tagging.
Most mispers carry phones so an easy way to track?
Drunk drivers and stolen cars are petty crime and not worth the chase.
High speed police pursuits often lead to fatalities.
I don't dispute there is a role for police aviation.
However if the twitter feeds are anything to go by the taxpayer is not getting a good deal.
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