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On 23-12-2003 07:29, in article bs8nc901587@enews1.newsguy.com, "Richard"
<anonymous@127.000> wrote:

> Observer wrote:
> 
> 
>> "Richard" <anonymous@127.000> wrote in message
>> news:bs7aai02773@enews3.newsguy.com...
>>> 
>>> "David" <Davidhill@redwall.net> wrote in message
>>> news:bf799df.0312220838.34545aca@posting.google.com...
>>>> joes warrant for Hit and Run, FTA, DUI and
>>>> petty theft was out of Placer County Calif. Placer County placed a
>>>> hold
>> on
>>>> him, picked him up in a private aircraft and flew him back to Placer
>>> County
>>>> for arraignment. Interesting enough is the fact his crimes appear to
>>>> be misdemeanors which brings into question the use of a private
>>>> aircraft to transport him. His petty theft crime stems from stealing
>>>> items from his mother. Things that make you go hum, it is rare that the
>>>> Placer Co Sheriff's office would fly a misdemeanor offender from LA.
>>>> Generally this luxury
>> is
>>>> reserved for a felon and usually a serious one at that. I think you'll
>>> find
>>>> most law enforcement agency's would have used the bus. Also I think
>>>> the aircraft was a Cessna 421 but couldn't tell the year.
>>> 
>>> I think that's yet another urban legend.
>>> extradited for a misdemeanor?
>>> transport in a private plane?
>>> Uh-huh sure thing. Hey I've got some arizona ocean front property for
>>> sale dirt cheap. You interested? Placer county to LA isn't all that far
>>> and transport by car would
>>> have sufficed. http://www.placer.ca.gov/maps/county-re-sac.htm Even a
>>> transport from LA to Sacramento airport on a commercial flight
>> would
>>> work.
>>> 
>> Don't know the circumstances.........but when it comes to man
>> hours...........two hours flying time is cheaper than 6 hours
>> down.........over night hotel for at least two officers than another 6-8
>> hours back.
> 
> Check out how much it costs to operate that plane and maybe those 8 hours
> will seem cheap in comparison.
> 
> http://www.premierjets.com/cessna_421.htm
> 
> Let's assume $10 an hour per officer, 3 officers.
> 16 hours round trip plus motel room.
> $480 + $50 = $530.00
> 
> Rental of aircraft at the least $100 per hour, most likely for 6 hours,
> total $600.00
> Not to mention the officers pay on top of that.
> Any unforseen down time of the aircraft is also part of the rental
> agreement.
> So if it takes a few hours to get the guy moved to the airport, that all
> adds up too.
> 
> Which is cheaper? Unless the aircraft time is donated, I'd say the drive in
> the car is cheaper.
> 
> 
I may be wrong, but Nevada and Arizona have their own state planes for this
type of thing and to transport the governor(s).

It is difficult to imagine that the law enforcement in the region
Sacramento, the capital, does -not- have access to such a plane.

EJ