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Monthly Archives: May 2012
Man Sentenced to Prison for Phony Mayday Calls to Coast Guard
A 47-year-old National City man was sentenced Tuesday to a year in federal prison and ordered to pay $9,606 in restitution after pleading guilty to transmitting two phony Mayday calls that sent the Coast Guard on rescue missions. Sean Berry admitted that … Continue reading
Pasadena Police Helicopter Open House June 2
Find out directly from flight crews what it’s like to do police work while swooping over Pasadena by helicopter. The Pasadena Police Department’s Air Operations Team will touch down for a free Open House event June 2 to give residents … Continue reading
Helicopter Laser Attack Injures Pasadena Officer
A San Gabriel man was arrested for allegedly pointing a laser at a police helicopter, injuring a Pasadena officer. The incident happened Thursday at about 9 p.m. while the officer and the rest of the helicopter crew were flying over … Continue reading
Report: LAPD Dispatch System Repaired
A month after a failure of LA’s radio dispatch system that a City Councilman feared could have put lives in danger, a city engineer reported on Friday that the problems have been fixed. Power went out to the city’s radio … Continue reading
Ford Police Interceptor Utility is CHP’s Next Cruiser
With the legendary Ford Crown Victoria-based Police Interceptor no longer in production, it’s no surprise that the California Highway Patrol (CHP) has been searching for an all-new vehicle to replenish its fleet. What is surprising is the vehicle the CHP … Continue reading
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Tagged Car, CHP, Crown Victoria, Cruiser, Explorer, Ford, Interceptor, police
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Wild High Speed Pursuit Ends with Suspect Crashing into LAPD Car
In case you missed seeing this live… LAPD officers chase a suspect in Compton, California on May 21, 2012. The dangerous high speed pursuit continues as the suspect crashes into multiple parked cars. The suspect has a head on collision … Continue reading
LACoFD USAR Team Completes International Evaluation
The Los Angeles County Fire Department’s Urban Search and Rescue Team (CALIFORNIA TASK FORCE 2), known internationally as USA-2, achieved its re-classification as an “International Heavy-USAR Team” after a rigorous evaluation by a team of multinational United Nations (UN) representatives … Continue reading
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Tagged CA-TF2, county, department, fire, LACoFD, los angeles, Task Force 2, Urban Search and Rescue, USA2, USAR
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Air Force Reservists, National Guard, Fly to Fight Wildfires with Forest Service
Flying C-130 Hercules aircraft and equipped with roll-on Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems (MAFFS) which dispense retardant, U.S. Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard crews have been training around the country to help suppress wildfires this season. The highly … Continue reading
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Tagged air force, C-130, C130, fire, Forest, National Guard, Reserce, Wildfire
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Up All Night, Scanning for Breaking News
From where James Crockman sits, New York City is a nonstop flurry of fires, murders and mayhem. Mr. Crockman, 52, is the weekend overnight man at Breaking News Network, a service that culls news reports from fire and police radios … Continue reading
L.A. City Fire’s Response Time ‘Below National Standard’
The time it takes 911 operators to dispatch L.A. city firefighters to emergencies has been getting substantially slower and has fallen below the national standard, it was reported today. A Los Angeles Times analysis of more than 1 million dispatches … Continue reading
