Snohomish County debuts new Snohawk5 helicopter

The Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office has a new eye in the sky to help locate suspects and in and search and rescue operations. Chief Pilot Bill Quistorf says the 1989 MD 500E replaces the 1966 Hughes 500p helicopter that they had been flying for years. “It’s pretty flawless. It looks almost brand new. It has very little flight hours on it. We were very fortunate to receive federal grant funds to purchase this one. It increases officer safety to help locate suspects at night on our infrared camera and using night vision goggles,” said Quistorf.