They did not specify where the The Hawarden-based crew of the The National Police Air Service (NPAS) helicopter took the shots after being called out to assist in the search for a missing person yesterday. A police helicopter returning from assisting in a mountain rescue has been targeted by a laser in South Wales. It replaced the previous structure whereby police forces operated their own helicopters, either individually or in small consortia (such as the South East Air Support Unit). The National Police Air Service (NPAS) have a national network of bases across England and Wales. Police helicopters and police planes will be able to fly from the base which will operate 24/7, 365 days a year, and primarily serve London and the South East. Construction of the National Police Air Service (NPAS) airbase at North Weald Airfield is expected to run until autumn. A crime tsar is investigating whether he can challenge the decision to axe a police helicopter base in North Wales. North Wales Police are investigating attempts to shine a high-powered green laser at their helicopter. The new Coastguard search and rescue helicopter base in Caernarfon is the busiest in the UK new figures published today reveal. Each year our helicopters attend around 2,500 missions, covering rural countryside and our bustling towns and cities. North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Winston Roddick CB QC is unhappy about … A police helicopter circled Cardiff late on Monday night as officers investigated a street robbery. Salford's police helicopter base is under threat as part of a national cost-cutting plan. Click on the map below to enlarge, or click here to open larger version of … The incidents happened at about 2235 GMT on Sunday at Betws Yn Rhos, Conwy, as the aircraft was returning to base in Rhuddlan, Denbighshire. The National Police Air Service (NPAS) helicopter, NPAS47, was returning to its base at St Athan in the Vale of Glamorgan when it was targeted. Armed police responded to a ‘serious assault' near Neath today, which left a man in hospital. The National Police Air Service (NPAS) is a police aviation service that provides centralised air support to the 43 territorial police forces in England and Wales, as well the three special police forces serving that area. Wales Air Ambulance covers the whole of Wales every single day. The South Wales Police helicopter was scrambled to the incident, following calls to … THE crew of North Wales' police helicopter captured some stunning aerial images of our coastline.