It happened over Torbay last night
NPAS Exeter, the police helicopter that serves Devon and Cornwall came under a sustained laser strike last night, whilst helping Devon and Cornwall police investigate a break-in at beach huts at Broadsands, Paignton.
They tweeted to say it is "extremely dangerous and can lead to a prison sentence of up to 5 years"
2150 hrs - whilst assisting @DC_Police, our aircraft came under sustained laser strike from the Torbay area. This is extremely dangerous and can lead to a prison sentence of up to 5 years.
— NPAS Exeter (@NpasExeter) March 18, 2019
We also have excellent systems and will find you. 2 people now under arrest ^GMO log 881 pic.twitter.com/wWC8byCwx1
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