Cleveland police are now saying a dispute over a fuel invoice was what grounded the police chopper. The Aviation Unit was out of service for roughly two months.
CLEVELAND — Cleveland police are now saying a dispute over a fuel invoice was what grounded the police chopper. The Aviation Unit was out of service for roughly two months.But the choppers didn’t fly when police impersonators terrorized the city last month. And when one finally did return to service, it was for the Cleveland Guardians home opener.
Right now, one chopper is flying and the other is down for refurbishing. Before the Guardians home opener on April 7, the last time the chopper was up was Feb. 9, nearly eight weeks ago. "There was a dispute with the — concerning the invoice amount, that was a momentary matter," Howard said."It was resolved. We want to make sure that we are paying our bills for the amount that we owe, not an amount above that...was us really being good stewards of taxpayer dollars."
“I think what's important is to know that we are doing our very best to make sure our helicopters are up and flying and providing a service to our citizens in Cleveland. I think that's the main thing,” Drummond said.Drummond says they’ll pretty much have brand-new choppers once both are refurbished. Howard said at some point they’d like to offer paid training for officers who want to become pilots. Right now, there are two full-time pilots and three part-time pilots.
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