The Sheriff’s Department on Monday unveiled its first night-flying firefighting helicopter. The delivery of the $15.7 million aircraft marks a huge leap forward. As of now, only San Diego Fir… ...

A San Diego Sheriff’s Department ASTREA helicopter. Photo credit: Chad Dollick for SD Sheriff’s department A man who aimed a laser pointer at a San Diego County sheriff’s helicopter and ...

This story was published more than 10 years ago. This photo shows the San Diego County Sheriff's Department's newest Bell 407GX helicopter on the ground at Gillespie Field in El Cajon.

County Supervisors Dianne Jacob and Bill Horn joined Sheriff Bill Gore to show off the Bell 407 GX Helicopter. CBS News 8's Kelly Hessedal files the above video report from El Cajon with what this ...

The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department is going high-tech to protect and serve from the sky in a new helicopter, debuted Thursday. The $4.8 million, Bell 407GX chopper is equipped a camera ...

The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department was notified at 1 a.m. that the craft was overdue for arrival at Miramar and was last seen in the area of Pine Valley, a mountainous region near the ...

The San Diego County Sheriff's Department will continue its ASTREA training program for a number of months until pilots become efficient with new aircraft that were acquired by the department last ...

Each helicopter is currently at auction until April 28 th and San Diego County is asking all potential buyers to pay a refundable $5,000 bid deposit prior to placing a bid on any of the helicopters.

San Marcos resident Kevin Mecum has repeatedly asked the San Diego County Sheriff's Department to post its helicopter announcements online because residents can't understand them.