Helicopter gets call for DUI patrol
November 25, 2004 No CommentsSan Diego police this weekend will use a helicopter while on the lookout for drunken drivers.
The helicopter will be deployed late Saturday and early Sunday in and around Pacific Beach and will be in touch with officers in squad cars, department spokesman Dave Cohen said.
The air-based crews will have night vision equipment.
The patrol, a first for San Diego, is being made possible through a state grant.
Source: The San Diego Union – Tribune. San Diego, Calif.: Nov 25, 2004. pg. B.2
