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Air Support Unit


Air Support Unit
30 Cajon St., Redlands, CA 92373
(909) 798-7681 • Fax (909) 798-7639


Lt. Rogelio Garcia, Unit Supervisor
Telephone (909) 798-7619


 


Officer Justin Jimenez, Unit Manager
Telephone (909) 798-7681



 



 


 


The Air Support Unit of the Redlands Police Department took flight in May 2007 in a specially outfitted Cessna 172 purchased with drug asset seizure funds.  Since 2007 the Air Support Unit has logged over 3,025 hours of flight time in a variety of duties, including patrolling the city’s streets, neighborhoods and canyon areas, assisting ground units and providing surveillance assistance to specialized units.  The Redlands Police Department Air Support Unit also provides patrol and surveillance support to Redlands Police patrol officers and special units such as the Multiple Enforcement Team and Narcotics Unit.  The Air Support Unit serves as a force multiplier, dramatically increasing the crime control effectiveness of the police department’s current efforts.


The program is paid for solely out of drug asset seizure funds, taken from local drug dealers, a portion of which is returned to the local law enforcement agency specifically for use in narcotics-related law enforcement purposes.  None of the program’s funding comes from the City’s General Fund, the money used to pay for traditional city obligations such as street maintenance and repair, tree trimming, police and firefighters and other personnel.


The Air Support Unit is staffed solely by citizen volunteers, except for the one full time officer assigned as the unit manager and tactical flight observer.  The unit currently has 20 volunteer pilots and 7 volunteer co-pilots, some of whom are retired law enforcement officers.  Volunteers within the Air Support Unit are required to remain in “good standing” with the unit by attending quarterly safety meetings, volunteering a minimum of five (5) hours of service to the unit per month, maintaining a current pilot’s license and medical certificate (pilot position only), and adhering to the unit’s Rules and Regulations, other written and verbal orders and standard operating procedures, and the Redlands Police Department policy manual.  To date (end of 2011), volunteers within the Air Support unit have donated 11,572 hours for an approximate $705,892 savings to the city.


Air Support Unit statistics in calendar year 2011:


Calls for Service – 2208


Flight Hours – 539.8


Missing persons searches – 22


Felony Arrest Assists – 104


Misdemeanor Arrest Assists – 44


ASU initiated arrests – 8


Response Time


Ground - 7 min


Air - 1 min


Stolen Property Recovered - $82,743


Seized Narcotics value - $160,860


Canyon & Park checks - 854

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