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FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - A teen was arrested aft pointing a laser astatine a Fresno Police helicopter, officers announced Monday.
According to police, connected Nov. 6, astir 6:30 p.m., the Fresno Police Air Support Crew members saw a reddish laser beam deliberately tracking the helicopter, illuminating the cockpit arsenic they were helping officers with an unrelated postulation halt adjacent Fruit Avenue and Cesar Chavez Boulevard.
The unit redirected their absorption to searching for the nonstop determination of the laser and recovered it originated successful a vicinity eastbound of Fruit Avenue and northbound of Caesar Chavez Boulevard.
Once the nonstop determination was found, the aircrew requested crushed units to interaction the suspect.
There, officers were met by a 16-year-old, and reported they were yet arrested connected a complaint related to pointing a laser astatine the Fresno Police Department aircraft. The laser was besides recovered.
Fresno Police punctual the nationalist that pointing a laser astatine an craft is simply a usurpation of national and authorities law, arsenic it endangers the lives of those successful the aerial and connected the ground.
