Why did Avon and Somerset Constabulary and Gloucestershire Constabulary decide to invest in a helicopter?
In 1995 the consortium area was experiencing a rise in crime where cars were used to commit a significant number of commercial burglaries, or as was known at the time ‘Ram Raids’. Around the country police forces were beginning to utilise helicopters in the fight against with some considerable success. It was in light of the increase in this particular type of crime and the overall policing advantage that could be achieved with a police helicopter that the consortium decided to invest.
