A Virginia man was arrested last week after that Lights up with a laser pointer on a police helicopter Actively looking for someone to run away from the authorities.
Fairfax County Police She said her helicopter, a Fairfax 1, was assisting the Virginia State Police in the search for an individual who escaped from troopers on March 10 around 11:25 p.m.
During the chase, the helicopter crew sees someone pointing a laser at the helicopter from an apartment complex.
Using the plane’s FLIR system, the crew discovered that the laser had come from a balcony apartment on the 9200 block of Ashland Woods Lane.
Investigators with the Fairfax County Special Investigations Division have identified the person responsible as a 25-year-old man.
He was arrested for interfering with the operation of an aircraft, which is a Class 1 misdemeanor in the Commonwealth.
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“Pointing a laser at an airplane is illegal and also a very bad idea when that plane is a police helicopter,” Fairfax County Sheriff’s Office said on Facebook.
Fairfax County Police said the man, whose name has not been released, has been released on safe bail.
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