A 33-year-old man was arrested after authorities say he pointed a laser 'directly' at a California Highway Patrol aircraft. The suspect has been charged with two felonies, according to CHP. He could also face fines from the FAA.
The California Highway Patrol's Golden Gate Division Air Operations released footage showing one of its planes and crew being hit by a blue laser.
The California Highway Patrol's Golden Gate Division Air Operations released footage showing one of its planes and crew being hit by a blue laser.Sears, a pilot with the patrol for 12 years, and his team were able to identify the suspect's location and directed the Solano County Sheriff's Office there.
"We turned away from it as if we weren't going to look for the guy and the guy kept, you know, pointing the laser at us repeatedly," Sears toldAuthorities said Solano officers immediately responded and located the suspect at the location of the laser strikes. The laser was allegedly found on the suspect, according to authorities.Sears said he was still suffering pain in his left eye.
The Golden Gate Division Air Operations said in its news release that there had been several reports to the Travis Air Force Base tower of military and civilian aircraft being struck by a laser during the last few days. "In a week, we're probably lase'd once, maybe twice. Sometimes we catch them, sometimes we don't," Sears told
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