Arrest after police helicopter targeted in Barnsley laser attack

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Latest news in Yorkshire: September 19, 2018 10:52:51 AM

A person has been arrested after a police helicopter was “persistently”
targeted by a laser pen.

The National Police Air Service helicopter had a green laser shone into the
cockpit while it was responding to an emergency call in Barnsley at about
20:30 last night.

A suspect with a laser pen was later found and arrested, police say.

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News source: BBC