Crime & Safety

Man Arrested In Brooklyn For Allegedly Shining Lasers At NYPD, CBS2 Helicopters

The incident happened at around 9:45 p.m. on Tuesday.

May 27, 2021

Police have arrested a man accused of shining a laser at a police helicopter — and our own Chopper 2.

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The incident happened at around 9:45 p.m. on Tuesday.

Police said the pilot in the NYPD helicopter was temporarily blinded.

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