Budget Cuts Ground Sheriff’s Office Helicopters

Florida Escambia County Sheriffs Office The Escambia County Sheriff's Office will stop flying it's two helicopters as of March 1st. The department will also lay off four people.
by Jamie Burch
Published: Wed, January 21, 2009 - 5:11 pm CST Last Updated: Wed, January 21, 2009 - 5:16 pm CST
The Escambia County Sheriff's Office is grounding its Air Unit as part of budget cuts brought on by the recession.

Sheriff David Morgan says the department will ground it's two helicopters as of March 1st. Four people, including three pilots, will be laid off. The other three members of the Air Unit are sworn deputies and will be retained.

The department does not have plans to sell the helicopters at this time. They will be put in storage for now.
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