To the editor: Thanks for reporting on the overuse of helicopters by the Los Angeles Police Division.
I dwell within the west finish of the San Fernando Valley and see and listen to LAPD birds fly over day-after-day. They fly low and their noise is kind of disturbing.
At $2,916 an hour, in line with the LA Metropolis Comptroller’s workplace, flying aimlessly across the Valley is a large waste of cash. Let’s restrict their use to conditions the place a helicopter is an effective backup for patrol automobiles.
Richard Krzemien, Woodland Hills
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To the editor: It at all times worries me when the bean counters within the metropolis comptroller’s workplace suppose they know how you can finest use the LAPD’s sources.
“Rightsizing” (Orwellian doublespeak for downsizing) the Air Assist Division will solely end in extra suspects evading seize and depriving our law enforcement officials of a essential tactical asset when they could want it most.
Is Metropolis Controller Kenneth Mejia unaware of this or does he simply not care?
Invoice Sutton, Glendora
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To the editor: Mix the LAPD helicopter noise with the sound of the out-of-control media helicopters throughout Taylor Swift’s latest efficiency on the Grove, and you’ve got total neighborhoods underneath siege for hours.
A latest occasion at Pan Pacific Park turned a pleasant, sunny Sunday in my neighborhood right into a vibration-filled assault brought on by pointless LAPD helicopter surveillance for potential violence that by no means occurred.
Toby Horn, Los Angeles