Police helicopter spotted circling over Harborough this afternoon

Police crews often fly over the town as well as the surrounding countryside on training exercises
By Red Williams
Published 5th Jan 2022, 17:29 BST
Updated 5th Jan 2022, 17:30 BST
A police helicopter has been spotted circling over Market Harborough this afternoon (Wednesday) - but it was only on a training exercise.A police helicopter has been spotted circling over Market Harborough this afternoon (Wednesday) - but it was only on a training exercise.
A police helicopter has been spotted circling over Market Harborough this afternoon (Wednesday) - but it was only on a training exercise.

A police helicopter has been spotted circling over Market Harborough this afternoon (Wednesday) - but it was only on a training exercise.

The National Police Air Service aircraft hovered over the busy Lubenham Hill and Coventry Road areas of the town for at least 10 minutes at about 4.30pm.

The helicopter, which patrols the whole East Midlands, is based just six miles away at its Husbands Bosworth heliport.

Police crews often fly over Market Harborough as well as the surrounding countryside on training exercises.

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