The world's most spectacular police helicopter videos
The world has been stunned today by aerial footage showing a killer's rampage through a residential area.
Nicholas Salvador, 25, allegedly stabbed his grandmother several times and then cut her head off before running wildly, armed with a machete through backyards. He was finally caught and the vision has stunned viewers around the globe.
Police helicopters have been responsible for many stunning video clips, from the frightening to the charming to the downright ridiculous. Never underestimate just how much they can see up there.
Car thief can’t shake them
It’s a common scene in video games like Grand Theft Auto but it’s not so easy to get away from the police helicopter in real life. You can almost see the disappointment on his face when he realises his cunning ruse has failed.
Hoons caught on camera
Even offences as simple as doing donuts can be much more easily proven if officers have birds’ eye views.
Helicopter opens fire
Sometimes even the helicopter can contribute to the problem though. Police in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janiero came in for heavy criticism after video revealed them spraying bullets into a residential area while chasing a drug dealer.
Bikie caught after 200kph chase
Unfortunately, one of the more common uses of police helicopters is to keep pace with fleeing criminals or dangerous drivers. This man, later identified as a member of the Bandidos outlaw motorcycle gang, couldn’t shake the chopper even as he drove at an alleged 200 kilometres per hour through suburban streets in Perth.
Police have charged a senior member of the Bandidos outlaw motorcycle gang after an alleged 200km/h police chase in Perth's southern suburbs.
Another chase through Perth
The speeding bikie was not the only frightening chase caught on camera in the West Australian capital in recent times.
UK Police catch drinkers in the act
Don’t ever underestimate just how much the police helicopter can see. These revelers in the UK thought shining a laser pointer at a police helicopter was great fun, until they heard a knock on the front door.
Chopper flies over marriage proposal
Not everything spotted from a police helicopter is bad news. In August last year police cameras caught this marriage proposal during patrols across North London. The camera recorded the words ‘Will you marry me’ spelled out in a Dollis Hill park with candles.
Cops reveal a little too much
What happens in the helicopter does not always stay in the helicopter. Canadian police were forced into a red face apology when two officers accidentally turned on their chopper’s announce system, and let the public below overhear a risqué conversation about oral sex, among other topics.
