Police kill man trying to steal helicopter

[fholbert]

July 3, 2017

Police in Oregon fatally shot a man who attempted to steal a helicopter from a private air hangar at an airport near Portland, authorities said Monday.
Hillsboro Police Lt. Henry Reimann said the armed man climbed over a fence at the Hillsboro Aiport and approached the helicopter, which had its engine running and a pilot and student pilot inside. He brandished a gun and fired into a field as he ordered the two out, Reimann said.

http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/03/us/oregon-airport-attempted-helicopter-theft/index.html

 

[SeanD]

Too much Grand Theft Auto.

 

[derg]

Let him steal it. Self-solving problem.

 

[SeanD]

Let him steal it. Self-solving problem.

Yup. It is not an easy thing to fly.

 

[derg]

Like stop chasing the suspect. Holster the weapon. Pull out the iPhone, PUT IT IN LANDSCAPE, film away! Maybe even Periscope that shizzle.

 

[MikeD]

Let him steal it. Self-solving problem.

Yup. It is not an easy thing to fly.

.....unless he's a helo pilot already.

 

[derg]

.....unless he's a helo pilot already.

Step out of my fantasy, Daftarian!

 

[MikeD]

Step out of my fantasy, Daftarian!

Then again, that may not matter anyway. I mean, Look at how well that Skywest pilot did at stealing the RJ at SGU, and he was current and qualed on the thing....

 

[Nark]

Then again, that may not matter anyway. I mean, Look at how well that Skywest pilot did at stealing the RJ at SGU, and he was current and qualed on the thing....

And high as fffffffffruit basket?.,.,!?

Side note, I saw an Apache backtaxi the other day. I had no idea it could do that...
Those machines are the devils handiwork.

 

[deadstick]

Wasn't that Barefoot Bandit from up that way?

 

[av8tr1]

Wasn't that Barefoot Bandit from up that way?

Seattle

 

[tomokc]

Two drunks stole a Baron from a mx shop at Oklahoma City Wiley Post Airport decades ago. One was the mechanic who should've remembered that the elevator had been removed. As @Derg said, it was a self-solving problem. You'd think that halfway down that 7,200' runway they'd notice there was a problem.

 

[derg]

Then again, that may not matter anyway. I mean, Look at how well that Skywest pilot did at stealing the RJ at SGU, and he was current and qualed on the thing....

#PriceIsRightFailTuba

 

[derg]

Wasn't that Barefoot Bandit from up that way?

Dear Dough...

 

[deadstick]

Like stop chasing the suspect. Holster the weapon. Pull out the iPhone, PUT IT IN LANDSCAPE, film away! Maybe even Periscope that shizzle.

Ask and ye shall receive....
"Instructor? I don't need no stinkin' instructor!"

 

[RDoug]

Let him steal it. Self-solving problem.

Precisely what I was thinking.

 

[Lawman]

And high as fffffffffruit basket?.,.,!?

Side note, I saw an Apache backtaxi the other day. I had no idea it could do that...
Those machines are the devils handiwork.

Yeah some aircraft have tail wheels that actually work....

 

[JordanD]

Ask and ye shall receive....
"Instructor? I don't need no stinkin' instructor!"

"Get away from that thing, just get away from it"

I think he's done about as much damage as he can do with it bud

 

[NovemberEcho]

"Get oudda da choppa!" Better have been said at some point.

 

[JordanD]

Too much Grand Theft Auto.

And much like GTA, dude got an instant 5 star wanted level and wasted within minutes.