State Patrol chopper base to be moved to Augusta

18 January 2012, 8:15 am

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Authorities say a Georgia State Patrol helicopter based in Thomson soon will have a new hangar and pad at Augusta Regional Airport. The Augusta Chronicle reports (http://bit.ly/AAU1Y5) the helicopter is used for tracking missing persons and aerial surveillance of large crime, wreck or disaster scenes. The Augusta Commission unanimously approved moving forward to develop a ...... Read More »

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