The City of Ottawa and the Ottawa Police Service (OPS) welcomed media to present the new provincially-funded H135 police helicopter at a special event at the Rockcliffe Airport this morning.
The police helicopter will be used to keep Ottawa roadways safe from organized auto theft, street racing and impaired driving. It will also be used for general frontline patrol, serious offences (e.g. active shooter incident) and missing persons searches.
The helicopter’s maintenance will be under a contract and paid for by the Province. The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) will provide both the pilots and ground crew and there will be OPS Tactical Flight Officers paid for and trained by the OPP. The helicopter will be able to assist other police jurisdictions within eastern Ontario with major incidents.
