A drone, maybe. A helicopter, absolutely not. Sheriff Sanders has been fed deceptive data if he thinks that helicopters use less fuel than boats. Good grief: they are money pits.
As John Newman pointed out, this model of helicopter costs $1200/hour to operate when in the air. And that's before the cost of qualified pilots. What are they going to do: sit around at the airport all day and night, waiting for a call? And once a month actually have some work to do?
The Sheriff should abandon this plan, and concentrate on things that improve the quality of service, reduce the cost of service, and improve the environmental profile. Spend the money on a fleet of electric Tesla Y or Mach-E patrol vehicles -- one fourth of the pollution of the current fleet (and a lot more powerful when the power is needed).
No helicopter. This is not Los Angeles, and, besides, OJ is dead, so there won't be a Bronco to chase.
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