There Has Been A Police Helicopter Hovering Over My House ALL DAY!

[DistressedAmerican]

It has markings that look like our state police. I first noticed it hours ago when I got a distinct, fluttering propeller shadow in my window. It hasn't left in like 4 hours.

It is flying very low. Maybe 150-200 feet. It seems to be circling (well, going back and forth in a line). It turns over my house, flies out a block or two and returns. It has done this all day.

There is nothing going on here that a helicopter would help them discover. But, just the same. I have never seen anything like it.

How paranoid should I be about this?

If I had weed, I'd consider flushing it.

Pretty Close Up Huh?

[tanyev]

1. Maybe they want to shop at your store.

They just can't decide where to park. :D

[DistressedAmerican]

4. LOL. Maybe I Should Make A Banner On A Sheet For Them!

[Al-CIAda]

7. lol! ...Keep us updated on your 'condition', DA!

[hippiepunk]

2. Very paranoid.

Thats scary, I'd get out of the fuckin house dude.

[undergroundpanther]

19. I posted about helicopters too

Helicopters just kinda hover around here,military ones.Just to give you an idea of how low they are,it's low enough to maybe hit it with a rock if you threw it hard enough ..that's how low they fly..
I posted here before about this helicopter thing before..I said about 6 or 7 helicopters were hovering for about an hour over a road near us at 4 in the morning,freaked my cats out..I looked outside I saw lights were going up into the clouds.weird..They hovered and hovered ,Suddenly they flew off in formation over our house flying so low I thought they'd hit the trees.
My freind has seen the hovering over fields schools,just hovering low for as lomg as a half hour not moving..It's weird.
Why are they doing these hover excercizes? To get pilots to have skills to hover over protests and do something bad to people in specific ways?
Crowd control training..in intimidation? WTF?

[Blue_In_AK]

3. They're onto you, Distressed...

Someone's been telling them about your subversive graphics. No, not really. Maybe there's been a robbery or something in your neighborhood and they're looking for a suspect. I wouldn't be too worried if you haven't been doing anything illegal.

[DistressedAmerican]

21. Freaking Took Them Long Enough!

I've been trying to get noticed for well over a year!

[mattclearing]

5. Why not take a walk and see if you are followed?

Is it not a free country anymore?

It's possible that there is a fugitive in your neighborhood.

[DistressedAmerican]

24. 2 Problems With That Scenario...

First I have a baby who is sleeping quietly. I'd rather get arrested than mess with a much needed nap.

Second, What if there is a fugative in my neighborhood? Do I really want to run into them?

[mattclearing]

26. Hmmm...I see your point. n/t

[madrchsod]

6. they`ve got you surrounded

use the escape tunnel now! report your location to your cell as soon as possible. do not use electronic communication--go old school..........end of message

[ninty]

8. Po;ice Helicopters

They sometimes fly over my house on occasion. Sometimes they circle over for 30 minutes or so. Never for 4 hours. I should mention that I live in Canada with a city that has one Police Helicopter. Normally if their flying over my house its at night time and their looking for someone.

I don't think you have anything to be worried about. If they were coming to get you, I don't think they'd fly a helicopter over your house for 4 hours.

Maybe you could give the local police line a call and ask them why the helicopter is hovering over your house.

[enough]

9. Are you in a place with other houses around, or

out somewhere isolated?

[DistressedAmerican]

25. Definately a neighborhood. Near a university...

[soup]

10. call.

Call the police dept. through their office line. Ask if there's something going on that you should be aware of.

If they say they're searching for a DistressedAmerican - um, burn the hard drive, put on a disguise and run?

[MADem]

35. Yes, just use the NON EMERGENCY number

Walking around might not be a good idea if there is a nut loose in the hood. And if they are staties, call the staties. Tell them your babies are frightened, and you want to know if you should leave due to a manhunt or whatever....

[Wind Dancer]

37. Call the police and ask them what is going on.

Keep us updated.

[DistressedAmerican]

40. I'm Looking Up The Number. I'll Get Back...

[DistressedAmerican]

41. They Say They Know Of Nothing. Possibly Just Training?

That didn't clear much up. I guess I know there is no escaped nutjob looking to carjack me or anything!

[Wind Dancer]

52. Interesting!

Maybe you should take a ride when your baby wakes - see if it changes directions or leaves.

[Tux]

11. See if they follow

You if you go anywhere. If they do, try to lose them and hide out somewhere.

[TreasonousBastard]

12. Is there a DU bail fund?

[tanyev]

15. That's not a bad idea, actually.

Or a legal defense fund. Any of us might need some help in the future.

[DistressedAmerican]

17. Great Point! We Really COULD Use Something Like That!

[JohnyCanuck]

13. As long as it's not black, you're probably ok :) n/t

[DistressedAmerican]

14. Downloading a couple of shots...

[DistressedAmerican]

20. Added To The Original Post...

[G_j]

31. you're not kidding

that thing is close!

[Snotcicles]

16. Jump in your car and hightail out of there and see if they follow n/t

[LosinIt]

42. LOL, Snotcicles!

Not THAT is an idea. Especially if there is a white Ford Bronco available.

[G_j]

18. anyone growing pot around there?

I recently read some complaints in our local paper about helicopters disturbing people looking for pot patches.

[goodboy]

27. shhh....no brownies for you! (nt)

[DistressedAmerican]

28. If They Are, They Are Not Sharing With Me.

Bastards!

[goodboy]

22. Ghetto pigeon training flight maybe?

The time to worry is when they bust down your door...

[Gyre]

23. Take a walk

and see what's going on "on the ground". Are there other houses around you that they could be surveilling?

Gyre

[Bo]

29. It's because you are a evil DU er

[Catchawave]

30. Should I turn Fox on ?

I live between Pat Robertson's compound and the largest Navy Base in the world, so I'm used to this stuff :silly:

Really, nothing like a car chase to get me to turn on Faux Newsies!

[Cleita]

32. Is your neighbor 's teenaged daughter sunbathing

topless in the backyard? They are known to do recreational hovering. Check out all the ordinary possibilities first. Have you turned on the local news? Maybe they are looking for a suspect.

[DistressedAmerican]

36. My Back Yard! I Certainly Hope Not. I Have Good Neighbor

relations but, not that good!

[kliljedahl]

33. Do you own a donut shop?

http://www.kliljedahl.net

[DistressedAmerican]

38. OH MY GOD! THAT IS IT! There is a Dunkin Right Across The Street!

[mattclearing]

43. All you have to do is send a dozen up their tow rope.

They will leave you alone after that.

[DistressedAmerican]

45. LOL! Donuts Coming Up!

:donut: How About A Little Coffee With That.

Still buzzing around up there!

Hi Agent Mike!:hi: Got Some For You Too!

[kliljedahl]

48. Seen this vehicle around?

http://www.kliljedahl.net

[shadowknows69]

53. see, they're just wainting for the fresh crullers.

[thecorster]

34. you should throw rocks at it :) n/t

[SoDesuKa]

39. Great Pics

You must have a good camera to stop that rotor.

[DistressedAmerican]

44. I Paid For It. I Do Work That Requires It...

Dpes look like it should just fall from the sky, no?

[Henny Penny]

46. Don't be too paranoid...

Could they be using your house/road as a landmark?

I used to live in a building that the traffic cops seemed to use as a patrol point.

I would call the local cops though. Say you have a baby that can't sleep because of the helicopter. Our patrolling copter kept going round and round the building until they were called off to a real incident. It got to be very annoying being woken up in the middle of the night by it. It took a few complaints to the papers to get it stopped. (The idiots just didn't realise that the noise might be an issue for people on the ground.)O8)

[DistressedAmerican]

47. Talked To The State Police. They Say Nothing Unusual Is Going On.

They suggested it might be training?

Fortunately, my baby sleeps through just about anything. If it were me, I'd be awake and pissed.

[tammywammy]

49. Have you tried calling and asking yet?

1411 and ask for the non-emergency police number for your town.

They should be able to tell you what's going on.

[DistressedAmerican]

50. They Say They Do Not Know Of Anything!

The suggested that it may just be pilot training?

[tammywammy]

55. Well, that could be a possibility.

That's really strange though. Look on the good side, there's not a manhunt going on in your neighboorhood.

[sakabatou]

51. Not as bad as when my brother was in Hollywood

He'd get the copter spotlight through his window because of car chases.

[LeftyMom]

54. Is there an event nearby?

We get police helicopters over the house a lot but it's because the kids at the school up the street can't go more than a week without having a massive brawl.

I'd poke my head out the door and make sure the SWAT team wasn't surrounding the nieghbor's house or anything like that.

[SmokingJacket]

56. Looks like a medical helicopter...

one of those Life-Flight things, maybe?

I see a lot around here because we're near a college and students are always falling down stairs drunk and getting flown to the trauma center.

Maybe they were on standby for some reason? Hard to believe they'd be training over a neighborhood.

Once a helicopter hung over my house for a long time (not four hours, though!) because an elderly person had wandered off.

[DistressedAmerican]

57. A Bit Hard To See From The Shots But, I'm Pretty Sure It Is The Staties

Odd to say the least.

[EFerrari]

58. Maybe they dropped their keys?! N/T