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Dec 10, 2007 8:44 am US/Eastern

Laser Aimed At Mass. State Police Helicopter

Local Man Could Face Federal Charges

BOSTON (AP) ― A Medford-area man faces possible federal charges after illuminating a State Police helicopter with a hand-held laser beam.

The helicopter was on a mission to secure a liquid natural gas tanker near the shore when the crew noticed a laser light touching the aircraft.

They used equipment on the helicopter to identify origin of the light in the Medford-Somerville area.

Officers from the U.S. Coast Guard as well as Medford, Somerville and state police searched the area and arrested the unidentified male about 90 minutes later.

The Boston Globe reports that the light never interfered with the pilot's vision and there was no link to a terrorist threat.

The Globe reports that the case has been turned over to federal officials since illuminating an aircraft is a federal offense.

(© 2009 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

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