12-Aug-2025Source: Police Aviation News
The police air unit in Puerto Rico have received two new Bell 429s, after a five day delivery flight which included a two day pause in Florida before heading out over Bermuda, the Turks & Caicos Islands and the Dominican Replublic before landing at Mercedita Airport in Ponce, the fourth largest city in Puerto Rico,... Read more
8-Nov-2020
Emergency landing on beach as the tide was coming in. Skids sank into the soft sand.... Read more
13-Mar-2017Source: Bell Helicopters
Situated in the Caribbean is the 3,500-square-mile island Puerto Rico – home to 3.5 million people. The abundant Latin culture, expansive beaches and luxurious resorts attract numerous visitors each year. To further increase the safety for locals and visitors, the Puerto Rico Police Department (PRPD) created the Puerto Rico Joint Forces of Rapid Action (FURA)... Read more
3-May-2014Source: HeliHub.com
As part of their fleet upgrade, the Puerto Rico Police retained their Bell 407 (to add to their new Bell helicopters) and disposed of the remainder of the fleet. This entailed selling three MD Helicopters MD500E aircraft, one built in 1985 and the other two from the factory 1992:- N5231G – serial 0120E N127PD –... Read more
