The Chicago Police Department is looking to get more helicopters.
Chicago police currently have two helicopters now One was built in 1994, and the second was built in 2006. The helicopters are reported to be down often for maintenance.
Lately, the helicopters are used mostly to track stolen vehicles and cars on the run from Chicago police.
The helicopters make pursuits safer as the pilots, who are sworn officers, can follow a car and radio the location to officers on the ground.
The Sun-Times reported that $12 million has already been set aside for two new helicopters.
Chicago police are also looking at federal funding and potentially private financing.
The paper also reported that the Los Angeles Police Department has 17 helicopters, the New York Police Department has seven, and the Houston Police Department has 13.
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