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Laser pointed at police helicopter in flight near Woodstock

The alarm is being sounded when it comes to lasers being pointed at aircraft.

West Region OPP say a police helicopter was looking for a wanted person near Woodstock just before midnight last Thursday when it was struck by a laser while in flight.

They say the crew took the right action to make sure the laser didn’t permanently injure any of the crew or impact flight operations.

Transport Canada says incidents involving lasers being pointed at aircraft are on the rise with over 500 reported in Canada in 2016.

Police say it’s a criminal offence to point a laser at an aircraft and, if caught, those responsible could face fines of up to $100 thousand or 5 years in prison, or both.

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