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Wednesday, April 23, 2025

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Unwise laser use

LOS ANGELES — A California federal judge sentenced an Orange County man to five years’ imprisonment for pointing a laser beam at a sheriff’s department helicopter, blinding the crew for several seconds in flight. The man had previously been convicted of the same crime.

Read the press release here.

Categories / Briefs, Criminal

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