Fighting crime from the air is a tool the Chicago Police Department says they desperately need, especially with the city’s no vehicle pursuit policy. However, the department only has three helicopters.
Police said their fleet is aging and the helicopters are down for maintenance more often than not.
“One of them we purchased for one dollar,” 42nd Ward Ald. Brendan Reilly said. “It’s decades-old and incredibly fuel inefficient, so it’s not worth the department’s time.”
Reilly has been sounding the alarm about the need for more helicopters since 2008. He did so again Tuesday at a City Council budget hearing for the Chicago Police Department.
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