Sunday, August 11, 2013

Gun's N' Roses Singer Gets Freebie Flight In Metro Helicopter

From the LVRJ: An internal investigation is underway after a rock star and his girlfriend were given a private tour of Las Vegas in a police helicopter for a wedding proposal.
DJ Ashba, lead guitarist of Guns N’ Roses, posted photos of the tour on social media Saturday.
“That was the most incredible day of our life!!” the guitarist wrote on Instagram. “Special thx to the Las Vegas Police Dept. for the most amazing helicopter private tour over Vegas!”
Ashba gave a shout-out to Captain David O’Leary for setting up the tour. A police spokesman confirmed the internal investigation Sunday morning, although no details were released.
But department officials were reportedly livid about the apparent misuse of the helicopter, especially in the wake of officer’s death from a helicopter last month.
David VanBuskirk, 36, a Search and Rescue officer, died last month during a late-night helicopter rescue of a hiker stranded on Mount Charleston.
The officer fell while being hoisted to the helicopter and an investigation into his death remains ongoing.
It’s unclear how O’Leary, who oversees the department’s Financial Crimes Bureau, arranged the tour for the 40-year-old rocker. Ashba, who joined the band in 2009, called O’Leary a “good friend” on Instagram.
Both O’Leary and the pilot are under investigation, although it was unclear if either were suspended.  http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/las-vegas/guns-n-roses-guitarist-proposes-after-helicopter-ride-metro-launches-investigation
I'm fairly sure this is not the first time a helicopter of Metro's has been used as a tourist helicopter.
My guess is the captain will be in serious trouble while the pilot was just following orders.
Sadly, the GNR guitarist could have afforded a regular tourist helicopter but instead he got a couple of  cops in trouble.

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