Kings County Air Unit 

In 2014, the Kings County Sheriff’s Office received its first ever aircraft. This aircraft was a Flight Design Light Sport aircraft equipped with a Tase 400 daytime and infrared camera, spotlight and law enforcement communications systems. The aircraft was operated by a pilot and a tactical flight officer. Over the next few years, the Flight Design aircraft was replaced with a Cessna to expand the operational  capabilities of the aircraft. In 2024, the Kings County Sheriff's Office added an MD500E helicopter which added additional public service abilities to include life saving/rescue capabilities.  Since the inception, the program has progressed and the Sheriffs Office now operates two Cessna aircrafts and the MD500E helicopter.

The mission of the Air Support Unit is to provide air support to ground based law enforcement personnel engaged in all facets of law enforcement activities serving the residents of Kings County, including its municipalities, and further including identification of critical infrastructure and disaster assessment. Additionally, the Air Support Unit may provide, when resources are available and upon request, air support to other Governmental agencies in the scope of mutual aid during life threatening, emergency situations.