Man arrested after shooting laser into a police helicopter
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ATLANTA (WGCL) — An Atlanta Police Department Aviation Unit was out on a shift late Wednesday night, when someone on the ground pointed a laser pointer at the helicopter.
According to APD, the Phoenix chopper was out assisting in the search for a missing 6-year-old child when someone began pointing a green laser inside the cockpit.
APD tweeted the above video of the incident. They followed with a tweet showing they had taken a man into custody.
We do not know the identity of the man at this time.
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