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Police helicopter crew to face no action after chasing suspect at low altitude

The National Police Air Service (NPAS), which operates the helicopter, said the crew had upheld safety procedures

The Independent UK · Aug 20, 2025

Police helicopter crew to face no action after chasing suspect at low altitude in Merseyside

Internal review by the National Police Air Service finds the crew acted ‘appropriately’ during pursuit

The Guardian - UK · Aug 19, 2025

Police helicopter crew defends noise after complaints made in London

'We know everyone's social media groups go wild shouting 'helicopter' when we are around,' the police air service said

Evening Standard · Jan 23, 2024

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Man drove in stolen taxi at speeds in excess of 130mph from Gatwick to Walsall

Sussex Police have released video footage of a dramatic chase leading to the arrest of Mohammed Ahmed.

The Independent UK · Aug 11, 2023

Burglary suspect caught ‘pretending to be solar panel’ on Wandsworth roof

The National Police Air Service mocked the desperate attempt to hide, tweeting: ‘They’ll never find me if I just lay here and pretend I’m a solar panel! Wrong!’

Evening Standard · Apr 18, 2023

Statement over police plane that was seen circling over Nottinghamshire

The aircraft belongs to the National Police Air Service

Nottingham Post · Mar 1, 2023

Police helicopter tracks suspected stolen car from South Shields to Metrocentre

A police presence was spotted at the shopping centre on Thursday afternoon

Chronicle Live · Feb 23, 2023

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Dog walker, 28, identified as woman killed in savage attack as eight pets seized

Armed police and the National Police Air Service (NPAS) swooped into a park in Surrey yesterday afternoon following reports of a dog attacking people

Daily Mirror · Jan 13, 2023

Police seize eight dogs after young woman, 28, dies in savage attack

Armed police and the National Police Air Service (NPAS) swooped into a park at Gravelly Hill, Caterham, Surrey yesterday afternoon following reports of a dog attacking people

Daily Mirror · Jan 13, 2023

Men with 'large knives' in South Bristol trigger police helicopter response

The police investigation is ongoing

Bristol Post · Dec 30, 2022

Watch: Fugitive ‘chased’ by cows across Devon field into arms of police

Night-vision footage from a police helicopter shows the wanted suspect being tailed through a Devon field by livestock

Evening Standard · Dec 7, 2022

Police thank 'crime-fighting cows' who helped officers capture wanted man

The dramatic chase was filmed by a helicopter which saw a herd of around a dozen cows follow the fugitive as he tried to make his escape in the countryside.

Daily Record · Dec 7, 2022

Police seize stolen motorbike in South Shields after help from 'eyes in the sky' helicopter amid crackdown on bad behaviour

Two people allegedly dumped the bike near a block of flats in South Shields after it was stolen

Chronicle Live · Oct 19, 2022

Plane registered to Yorkshire police commissioner spotted flying loops over Wirral

The plane was due to fly from Doncaster to Bournemouth

Liverpool Echo · Oct 13, 2022

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Liverpool Echo · Jul 29, 2022

Police plane with state of the art cameras spotted flying in loops

The plane was circling over Liverpool for more than two hours

The Independent UK · May 23, 2022

Pc ‘on his own’ looking for missing teenager Gaia, inquest hears

Pc Jon Kuspert went out searching for the 19-year-old on foot around Swanage after she had been reported missing by her family on November 7 2017.

Nottingham Post · Apr 27, 2022

Statement over police plane that was seen circling over Nottinghamshire

It attended two incidents across the county

Liverpool Echo · Apr 7, 2022

Reason why police plane was doing loops over Aintree

The plane was circling above Aintree for three hours

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Liverpool Echo · Apr 5, 2022

Police plane spotted flying in loops over city centre

The plane was circling over Liverpool for more than one hour

Liverpool Echo · Mar 30, 2022

Yorkshire police plane spotted flying in loops across Merseyside

According to FlightRadar, the plane belongs to West Yorkshire Police

Manchester Evening News · Mar 25, 2022

Four new police planes will be taking to Greater Manchester's skies

The use of four fixed-wing aircraft has been confirmed - with initial flights already launched over Greater Manchester

Wales Online · Mar 25, 2022

Firestarters flee from police helicopter in the Valleys

The National Police Air Service has been helping South Wales Police by searching for suspect youths involved in setting fires

Evening Standard · Feb 23, 2022

Suspect jumps in Tottenham canal to flee police dogs and helicopter

Officers and an NPAS police helicopter embarked on a 15-minute high speed chase

Daily Mirror · Feb 17, 2022

Storm Dudley: Terrifying video inside helicopter cockpit as it sways side to side

The National Police Air Service (NPAS) tweeted footage of their helicopter being battered by gusts of up to 80mph as pilots attempted to steer it through Storm Dudley

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