Details scarce as Ontario set to buy 4 new police helicopters [Video]

Details are scarce as the Ford government prepares to throw four new helicopters at Ontario’s auto theft crisis in hopes of preventing and punishing car thieves.

As part of its annual budget, tabled at Queen’s Park on Tuesday, the province announced it would spend roughly $46 million on four helicopters set to be given to Ontario Provincial Police. The four choppers will be available to other police forces in the province as they need them.

A spokesperson for the Solicitor General confirmed to Global News that the helicopters will be owned by the OPP but said details including which “operational model” is set to be bought have yet to be decided. The process of buying the helicopters will begin during the upcoming fiscal year, the spokesperson said.

The OPP said it welcomed “support from the government that will help police combat crime and keep communities safe” but had no other details …