Virginia man arrested for shining laser pointer at police helicopter during pursuit

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Virginia man arrested for shining laser pointer at police helicopter during pursuit
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Fairfax County police said its helicopter, Fairfax 1, was helping Virginia State Police search for someone who ran from troopers on March 10 around 11:25 p.m.

said its helicopter, Fairfax 1, was helping Virginia State Police search for someone who ran from troopers on March 10 around 11:25 p.m.

While in pursuit, the helicopter’s crew saw someone pointing a laser at the chopper from an apartment complex. Using the aircraft’s FLIR system, the crew discovered the laser came from a balcony apartment in the 9200 block of Ashland Woods Lane. Detectives from Fairfax County’s Special Investigation Division identified the person responsible as a 25-year-old man.

He was arrested for interference with the operation of an aircraft, which is a class 1 misdemeanor in the Commonwealth.

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