Teenager held in probe over laser attacks

A TEENAGER has been arrested after a laser pointer was shone at the West Yorkshire Police helicopter.
By The Newsroom
Published 21st Aug 2012, 07:00 BST

Aircraft flying into Leeds Bradford airport also have been targeted in a string of separate incidents on the same night.

The 14-year-old boy, from Bradford, was quizzed by police
on Sunday night after the helicopter was repeatedly targeted
by a green laser pen just after 11pm. Crew on board used specialist equipment to direct officers on the ground to his address.

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The teenager was arrested on suspicion of endangering the safety of an aircraft and bailed pending further inquiries.

Police said passenger flights arriving at Leeds Bradford airport were also targeted in separate
incidents by lasers shone from
the Leeds, Wakefield, Huddersfield, Dewsbury and Bradford
areas.

John Whittaker, who leads the West Yorkshire Police Air Support Unit, said: “Shining a laser at an aircraft is very serious and potentially very dangerous.”