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No injuries in Kansas City police copter emergency landing

KCPD patchKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City police say no one was injured when a police helicopter made an emergency landing in a city intersection.

Police spokeswoman Kari Thompson said in a statement that the pilots landed the helicopter upright just before 8:30 p.m. at Independence Avenue and Elmwood after it experienced a mechanical problem.

There were no injuries reported, although many residents in that neighborhood were startled to see the chopper on the ground in the middle of the intersection.

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