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[[Image:PoliceMaverick.jpg|thumb|left|An SAPD Maverick]]
[[Image:PoliceMaverick.jpg|thumb|left|An SAPD Maverick]]
[[Image:POLMAV_t.jpg|thumb|right|250px|GTA IV Police Maverick]]
[[Image:POLMAV_t.jpg|thumb|right|250px|GTA IV Police Maverick]]
The '''Police Maverick''' is the police version of the normal [[Maverick]] helicopter. It has been featured on all but one of the GTA III era games, as well as [[GTA IV]]; however, being not available to the player in [[GTA III]] because it was considered a static object and very hard to steal it. On [[Liberty City Stories]] it is also not available in a normal game, but can be obtained by a third party trainer program. It is available on [[Vice City]] and [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas|San Andreas]] and is usually always parked on the roof of the main Police Station of the city. It functions the exact same way as the normal Maverick. The only differences are the Police Markings. When flown by the police units once the player obtains a 3-star wanted level, the helicopter can drop SWAT units on ropes, and also has an "invisible" machine gun on the fuselage that will shoot at the player. All these mentioned features do not exist when the player flies this helicopter. The Police Maverick made its appearance in [[GTA IV]] when three stars are attained, but it is no longer flyable for the player, only for the police. It does not have its "invisible" machine gun under the fuselage anymore, but two officers will shoot the player with assault rifles instead.
The '''Police Maverick''' is the police version of the normal [[Maverick]] helicopter. It has been featured on all but one of the GTA III era games, as well as [[GTA IV]]; however, being not available to the player in [[GTA III]] because it was impossible to obtain or fly by the player and only available to the AI. On [[Liberty City Stories]] it is also not available in a normal game, but can be obtained by a third party trainer program. It is available on [[Vice City]] and [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas|San Andreas]] and is usually always parked on the roof of the main Police Station of the city. It functions the exact same way as the normal Maverick. The only differences are the Police Markings. When flown by the police units once the player obtains a 3-star wanted level, the helicopter can drop SWAT units on ropes, and also has an "invisible" machine gun on the fuselage that will shoot at the player. All these mentioned features do not exist when the player flies this helicopter. The Police Maverick made its appearance in [[GTA IV]] when three stars are attained, but it is no longer flyable for the player, only for the police. It does not have its "invisible" machine gun under the fuselage anymore, but two officers will shoot the player with assault rifles instead.


===Special Features===  
===Special Features===  

Revision as of 20:58, 14 October 2008

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Airborne Police Maverick in Vice City
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An SAPD Maverick
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GTA IV Police Maverick

The Police Maverick is the police version of the normal Maverick helicopter. It has been featured on all but one of the GTA III era games, as well as GTA IV; however, being not available to the player in GTA III because it was impossible to obtain or fly by the player and only available to the AI. On Liberty City Stories it is also not available in a normal game, but can be obtained by a third party trainer program. It is available on Vice City and San Andreas and is usually always parked on the roof of the main Police Station of the city. It functions the exact same way as the normal Maverick. The only differences are the Police Markings. When flown by the police units once the player obtains a 3-star wanted level, the helicopter can drop SWAT units on ropes, and also has an "invisible" machine gun on the fuselage that will shoot at the player. All these mentioned features do not exist when the player flies this helicopter. The Police Maverick made its appearance in GTA IV when three stars are attained, but it is no longer flyable for the player, only for the police. It does not have its "invisible" machine gun under the fuselage anymore, but two officers will shoot the player with assault rifles instead.

Special Features

The San Andreas Police Maverick has a powerful searchlight that can be activated by the police and the player.

Tips and Tricks

Snipe the helicopter just below the rotor blades and it will explode.

GTA4 note: The Police Maverick is indeed flyable. It is an annoying process, and is often failed because of Rockstar's attempts to keep you from flying it. What is involved is using another chopper to take off the main rotor blade at a very low height, so that everyone inside survives. If anyone dies (because of the fall), then that officer will not get out, and you'll be unable to get the Police chopper. Once it is on the ground, land your chopper nearby, and if all went well, and the police officers lived, then kill them, get out of the pursuit, but NOT by running away, as the crashed chopper will disappear. Once you are out of the pursuit, push the chopper into a safehouse parking spot, save, and then load the save file. You now will have a new, flyable Police Maverick. There is no radio, no computer, and the searchlight is not available, as usual. It is still essentially a regular Maverick with a special paint job.