A second police helicopter is taking to the skies to fight crime and keep families safe across south east Queensland.
The Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Services Jack Dempsey, together with Police Commissioner Ian Stewart today announced the commencement of flight operations for the second Queensland Police Service helicopter.
The Gold Coast police helicopter will now be joined by a second police helicopter based at Archerfield.
Operations of Polair2 will commence on July 5, 2014.
Commissioner Stewart said the police helicopter was an important tool in preventing, detecting and solving crime.
“It has proven valuable in performing a range of policing functions such as searching for offenders and missing persons, identifying drug crops and managing traffic and major events,” Commissioner Stewart said.
“Deploying a second police helicopter within south-east Queensland will be a significant boost for policing in the area.”
“It also makes the job safer, not just for our police, but for the community as well.”
The helicopter will be based at Archerfield in Brisbane to service South East Queensland and will be deployed across Queensland if required.
Click below for Polair2 footage:
