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^ Top   #1   05.24.2008

leannamarie "California Girl"   Last Seen: 3 Weeks Ago 01.34 AM Member Since: May 2007 Location: Somewhere on the road Trucker? Trucker Wife Age: 36 Posts: 4,472 My Trucking Photos: 0 Thanks: 2,359 Thanked: 1,244 Times

Unmarked Chopper Patrols New York City From Above Unmarked Chopper Patrols New York City From Above Quote: NEW YORK — On a cloudless spring day, the NYPD helicopter soars over the city, its sights set on the Statue of Liberty. A dramatic close-up of Lady Liberty's frozen gaze fills one of three flat-screen [LINK POSTED BY MEMBER] Only Members Can View This Truck Forum Link. monitors mounted on a console. Hundreds of sightseers below are oblivious to the fact that a helicopter is peering down on them from a mile and a half away. "They don't even know we're here," said crew chief John Diaz, speaking into a headset over the din of the aircraft's engine. The helicopter's unmarked paint job belies what's inside: an arsenal of sophisticated surveillance and tracking equipment powerful enough to read license plates — or scan pedestrians' faces — from high above the nation's largest metropolis. Police say the chopper's sweeps of landmarks and other potential targets are invaluable in helping guard against another terrorist attack, providing a see-but-avoid-being-seen advantage against bad guys. "It looks like just another helicopter in the sky," said Assistant Police Chief Charles Kammerdener, who oversees the department's aviation unit. [LINK POSTED BY MEMBER] Only Members Can View This Truck Forum Link. __________________ ~~Be the change that you wish to see in the world~~

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