I like riding in these better :) 
Posted on 08/09/2005 11:29:18 PM PDT by vrwc0915
Investigators find sheriff's department helicopter was shot down Wednesday August 10, 2005 ALBUQUERQUE (AP) A sheriff's department helicopter that crashed behind a home in Albuquerque during the weekend was brought down by gunfire, authorities said Tuesday.
Bernalillo County Sheriff Darren White said authorities have no suspects yet but are working with the FBI.
Investigators examining the wreckage Monday noticed what appeared to be a small hole in the windshield of the cockpit, White said. ``Deputies also located several items that are consistent with a bullet that has fragmented upon impact.''
Both the civilian pilot and the deputy on board when the helicopter crashed early Saturday survived with minor injuries.
White said the pilot and deputy were assisting deputies on the ground who were investigating a burglary call when the helicopter lost power. The pilot told White he heard a pop, then felt the helicopter pitch and shut down.
The helicopter landed about 15 feet from the back of a house.
``Let me be very clear, we intend to use every resource available to track down the coward who is responsible for committing this sick and twisted act,'' the sheriff said.
Do you have a url for this article?
Do they arm these police helicopters, or are they just big targets for the criminals?
OK, I'll bite: Why expect more of this?
A link would be nice.
Amen.
As the wave of illegal immgrants with the goal of taking ofer the SW US and turning it in to aztlan, and the drug cartles feel free to operate in the open in the SW due to law enforcement being overwhelmed they will just get more brazen
Thank You.
Thank you.
Hm. Wonder if it was a handgun or a rifle.
sorry about my spelling I was at work for 19 hours today
"Yeah, I got $20 says you don't find them."
They will pull out all the stops on this one. And I am betting they have more than $20 in street money to tempt people to tell if they know anything at all. And now that you mention it.....I am amazed that something like this has not happened in places like L.A. a hundred times already.
Laserings too.
Lemme guess....South Broadway...Near Amagusto's Bar ?
I like riding in these better :)
Oh joy, just the thing for every Dennis the Menace with his slingshot and a hunk of gravel. I wondered why the copter would "shut down" with only one little hole in the windshield, unless it proceeded to then pass through the roof and through a rotor blade unbalancing it.
Must have been a Muslim wedding party somewhere nearby...
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