Photo Gallery: Glendale police gets new helicopter

Glendale Police pilot Mike Woolner, left, and Glendale Police tactical flight officer Art Obrusnik, right, prepare to take off on patrol from their headquarters at the Burbank Airport in a newly acquired helicopter on Friday, Feb. 6, 2015.

Glendale Police pilot Mike Woolner, left, and Glendale Police tactical flight officer Art Obrusnik, right, prepare to take off on patrol from their headquarters at the Burbank Airport in a newly acquired helicopter on Friday, Feb. 6, 2015.   (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

Glendale police pilots showed off the department’s new MD-520N helicopter Friday. The helicopter, which will also be used by the Burbank and Pasadena police agencies, can travel up to 175 mph.

Photo Gallery: Glendale police gets new helicopter

Glendale Police pilot Mike Woolner and Glendale Police tactical flight officer Art Obrusnik look for unauthorized persons and unusual activity at the Glendale Police Dept. firing range in the San Rafael Hills while patrolling Burbank, Glendale and Pasadena in a newly acquired helicopter on Friday, Feb. 6, 2015. Everything checked out fine.   (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

Photo Gallery: Glendale police gets new helicopter

Burbank’s Ikea as seen from above as Glendale Police patrol Burbank, Glendale and Pasadena in a newly acquired helicopter on Friday, Feb. 6, 2015.   (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

Photo Gallery: Glendale police gets new helicopter

Glendale High School as seen from above as Glendale Police patrol Burbank, Glendale and Pasadena in a newly acquired helicopter on Friday, Feb. 6, 2015.   (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

Photo Gallery: Glendale police gets new helicopter

Glendale Police tactical flight officer Art Obrusnik prepares to patrol Burbank, Glendale and Pasadena in a newly acquired helicopter on Friday, Feb. 6, 2015.   (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

Photo Gallery: Glendale police gets new helicopter

The view of the 5 Freeway in Burbank to the right as Glendale Police patrol Burbank, Glendale and Pasadena in a newly acquired helicopter on Friday, Feb. 6, 2015.   (Raul Roa / Staff Phtographer)

Photo Gallery: Glendale police gets new helicopter

Central Glendale as seen from above as Glendale Police patrol Burbank, Glendale and Pasadena in a newly acquired helicopter on Friday, Feb. 6, 2015.   (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

Photo Gallery: Glendale police gets new helicopter

View of the 134 Freeway and the 2 Freeway as Glendale Police patrol Burbank, Glendale and Pasadena in a newly acquired helicopter on Friday, Feb. 6, 2015.   (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

Photo Gallery: Glendale police gets new helicopter

Glendale Police tactical flight officer Art Obrusnik talks about the newly acquired helicopter at the Burbank Airport on Friday, Feb. 6, 2015. (Raul   (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

Photo Gallery: Glendale police gets new helicopter

Glendale Police pilot Mike Woolner and Glendale Police tactical flight officer Art Obrusnik backed up police in Pasadena as they looked for a suspect in Pasadena in a newly acquired helicopter on Friday, Feb. 6, 2015.   (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

Photo Gallery: Glendale police gets new helicopter

Glendale Police officer approach a person as seen from the department’s newly acquired helicopter while patrolling Glendale on Friday, Feb. 6, 2015.   (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

Photo Gallery: Glendale police gets new helicopter

Glendale Police pilot Mike Woolner, left, and Glendale Police tactical flight officer Art Obrusnik, right, look for suspects while patrolling Burbank, Glendale and Pasadena in a newly acquired helicopter on Friday, Feb. 6, 2015.  (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)