SAN DIEGO (CNS) - The San Diego Police Department announced Wednesday that loudspeaker public-address messages periodically broadcast from the sky by the agency's helicopter crews -- often unintelligibly, many contend -- are now available online, as well, for clarity's sake.
The airborne alerts about missing children, fleeing crime suspects and other pressing situations are now posted on the neighborhood social-networking site Nextdoor.com, as well as on Twitter.com, username SanDiegoPD.
The service, which began this month as a trial program, was prompted by public complaints about helicopter announcements being drowned out by the chopper's roaring engine, SDPD spokesman Matt Tortorella said.
SDPD posting helicopter announcements on Nextdoor
The San Diego Police Department announced Wednesday that loudspeaker public-address messages periodically broadcast from the sky by the agencys helicopter crews -- often unintelligibly, many conten...