There's a "Portland Police Bureau" activity going on right now, using a C182. I think they are following a car on various local highways. https://globe.adsbexch

There's a "Portland Police Bureau" activity going on right now, using a C182. I think they are following a car on various local highways. https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a1d296 https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a1d296 But that's misleading. I've been told that the FBI usually pilots that particular aircraft. So the ADSB "owner" could be someone else. This also factors into economics. Stuff like FLIR might be expensive to local police agencies but that cost is totally irrelevant to the Federales. Same with salaries. The Feds are already getting paid. The incremental cost is $0. Most of the time this particular aircraft is observing various intersections in Portland. E.g. pursuing fleeing perps or monitoring street racing. Gang violence in Portland is out of control and there has been a public announcement that the FBI is helping.