When Alvarez became aware of the officers he retreated inside the apartment deciding to use a 16-month-old baby named Michael as a shield.

A number of years ago two of our officers with Costa Mesa Police were killed in a helicopter crash while pursuing a stolen vehicle. They were Dave Ketchum and Mike Libolt - good men and good friends to all.

This isn't new's worthy....just kind of funny!! Enjoy....

He and a police observer had just taken off after rescuing a stranded hiker when the helicopter struck the mountainside and crashed.

The driver of the mustang leaned out the window of his vehicle and began firing his gun at the approaching officer

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Adam Dylan Leon, 30, was charged Tuesday with transportation of stolen property and with illegally entering the country. "He hoped to get shot down by our Air Force.

Officer John Hege, 41, died at Highland Hospital after being gravely wounded in the first of two shootings on Saturday

Three Oakland police sergeants were shot and killed and a fourth officer was critically wounded Saturday in a pair of related incidents that together rank among the deadliest attacks on law enforcement in California history.

In case it wasn't already obvious, Sacramento police would like to drive home a point: Shining a light into a helicopter cockpit – or that of any aircraft – is a bad idea.

The pilot's partner jumped out, ran around the back of the helicopter and confronted the man who was trying to pull the pilot out

The child had wandered away from a friend’s ranch in a rural wilderness area in the Texas hill country

Modern piloting is built on routines. Hundreds of millions of man-hours have been poured into analyzing every possible eventuality, stripping it of risk and mapping out what to do on the rare occasion when something does go wrong.

The Federal Aviation Administration reported that a 1960s Mooney M20E crashed at 9:05 a.m. Saturday in a parking lot just west of the Rio Linda Airport.

Mr. Obama made the announcement Monday when his one-time presidential rival, Arizona Senator John McCain, questioned the need for the costly program when the government is trying to curb spending.

The National Transportation Safety Board yesterday called for new limits on helicopter pilots who report for television, following an investigation into the cause of a deadly collision

Bank robber and kidnapper Vassilis Paleokostas and convicted killer Albanian national Alket Rizai used a rope ladder to board the helicopter and escape from the prison of Korydallos in a western suburb of Athens.

Smith says the pilot then failed to follow directions given to him by the Van Nuys Airport flight tower.

Usually lawenforcement and firefighters are on the same team, serving and protecting. But that wasn't the case Saturday at the "Pig Bowl"

We regret to announce that Deputy Anthony Jenkins K9 partner, Ado, was struck and killed by a passing motorist while in pursuit of a carjacking suspect.

Michail A. Smith, a retired Assistant Sheriff and 29 year veteran of the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department who was a Harvard trained expert on international terrorism, died December 2, 2008 at age 58.

Sacramento County Deputy Lawrence Canfield, 43, was taken to Mercy San Juan Hospital after he was hit at

Newberry County officers had borrowed a SLED helicopter to conduct an investigation

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At this time, it appears the victim, 39-year-old Steve Lo, was standing near his garage preparing to leave for work when he was shot.

The Arizona Department of Public Safety has lost its first officer in the line of duty in eight years

On September 12, 2008, at approximately 4:30 p.m., Police Officer III Spree Desha, was aboard the Metrolink train that crashed

“The chopper had to swerve sharply to avoid being hit. The guys said if they’d stayed where they were, they’d be dead – it would’ve been a direct hit.

That’s when the Spokane Police Department used helicopter “Air 1” to track the

A Sacramento County sheriff's deputy who survived a helicopter crash that killed two of his fellow deputies is planning to make a "major donation"

Teague fired multiple shots at the officers and at the police helicopter overhead, police said. At some point, he opened fire on one of the SWAT officers, striking him

Former Bee colleague Ron Wenig posed the oft-asked question in an e-mail: What's policy "in regards to those loud circling helicopters that scare the bejesus out of everyone in the wee hours of the morning?"

The crash brought to 15 the death toll from what is by far California's worst fire year on record. More than 1.4 million acres have burned so far "and it's the sixth of August," said Dan Sendek, a spokesman for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. "We're just getting into the thick of fire season right now."

In some cities across America the police aviation unit can sometimes be very controversial among it's citizens, due to the costs vs. benefit argument. In other cities this discussion was settled years ago and the advantage of the police helicopter is

While patrolling over Mission Valley, someone from the ground shined a red laser into the aircraft.

HUNTINGTON BEACH – While emergency response crews were caught up in heavy traffic caused by road construction on Beach Boulevard, the helicopter crew heard the call and landed in front of the boys home in the 18300 block of Springtime Lane.

The suspect was allegedly breaking into cars near Vallejo City Hall on Santa Clara Street before he fled from police, Eastman said.

The New York National Guard is lending the state of California its Firehawk helicopter to help battle the raging wildfires

The "Tony Diaz Memorial Fund," sponsored by the Yolo County Deputy Sheriff's Association has been established to assist the family and children of slain Yolo County Sheriff's Deputy 'Tony' Diaz

Disneyland, surfing and other Golden State amenities won't be on the agenda - the soldiers have taken a UH-60 Black Hawk to help fight California wildfires.

The collision Sunday east of Flagstaff Medical Center was a few hundred yards away from a neighborhood that was spared the falling debris. Officials said they were unable to provide an account of what preceded the crash.

Yolo County Sheriff Ed Prieto said Topete was "trapped like a rat" when officers located him in a wooded area near a golf course off Interstate 5. The rifle allegedly used in the shooting was found nearby. Topete is a parolee convicted of assault with a deadly weapon.

A sheriff's helicopter responding to emergency calls from the area landed in a cow pasture at 10:19 p.m. carrying a Modesto police officer who shot the man to death after he refused an order to stop beating the child, Singh said.

Martin Gudino, 23, was arrested Thursday, the day after the shooting, and was booked on suspicion of attempted murder on a peace officer, Steve Whitmore of the sheriff's department said. The pilot landed safely at the sheriff's Carson station, and no one was hurt, Whitmore said.

Is with great sadness that I inform you of Kuma’s passing. Kuma retired in December of 2005 and has led a very happy and healthy

It was a gathering hosted by the Sacramento Police Department's Air Unit

A man and woman opened fire on guards at an entrance to an American Indian reservation and fled into its hilly interior, where they were killed in a gunbattle with sheriff's deputies and a SWAT team, authorities said

I don't know what you guys are paying for gasoline.... but here in California we are also paying higher, up to $3.50 per gallon. But my line of work is in petroleum

Randy Butler, the founder of Butler’s Uniforms of Sacramento, passed away at age 99

"Hueys" were used for MedEvac, command and control, and air assault; to transport personnel and materiel; and as gun ships. Considered to be the most widely used helicopter in the world, with more than 9,000 produced from the 1950s to the present, the Huey is flown today by about 40 countries.

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A Navy helicopter on a training mission went down in a fiery crash near an 971-foot-tall antenna tower, killing three crew ...

A Boston-area man faces possible federal charges after illuminating a Massachusetts State Police helicopter with a hand-held laser pointer last month. The helicopter was on a mission to secure a liquid natural gas tanker near the shore when the crew noticed

A man being chased by authorities grabbed a police dog and leaped off the San Diego-Coronado Bridge, taking the animal with him into the frigid ocean water 200 feet below.

We weep for the loss of our brother. Our prayers encompass the families. 'Our sense of duty makes us carry on.'

A Delta Airline flight had to make an emergency landing Wednesday at Sacramento International Airport after it was hit by a bird.

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Police arrested 34-year old Ronnie Ledesma in Sacramento following a high-speed chase early Tuesday. The incident began in the Lodi/Galt area and continued through out Sacramento County during early morning commute traffic. John Hamilton in Live Copter 3 HD, captures the pursuit on film from the Elk Grove area.

Deputy Brian Rutledge of Air Operations and Deputy Todd Henry of the K9 detail collaberated and put together an intense, all day training session involving both units. Air Operations and K9 can be major contributing factors towards

On September 18, 2007, members of the Sacramento Sheriff’s Department Air Operations Bureau flew down to the San Bernardino International Airport to attend the 9th annual Cops for Kids Fly-In. Transportation was provided by the

The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department Air Operations Bureau was formed in 1977 with two Hughes 300 helicopters, eight sworn deputies and one civilian mechanic. The helicopters are known as “STAR” (Sheriff’s Tactical Airborne Response). The unit has been in continuous operation since 1977. In the beginning,

Douglas Scott Russell, 46, a 22-year veteran of the CHP, was trying to stop David Charles Zanon by putting spikes on Highway 50 at Ponderosa Road near Shingle Springs

The helicopters were tracking a police chase through the streets of downtown Phoenix when they collided at midday Friday, crashing to the ground in flames and heavy smoke.

A National Guard helicopter carrying Border Patrol agents to search a remote mountain area for human smugglers crashed