Man interviewed after laser pointed at Airwing

Monday, 18 November 2024 at 2:51 am –

Police arrested a man after he allegedly pointed a laser at the police Air Wing yesterday, injuring aircraft crew.

The helicopter was flying above the Footscray area when a laser was shone at the aircraft just after midnight on 17 November.

Air Wing officers directed police on the ground to a Footscray address shortly after.

Footscray officers interviewed a 53-year-old Footscray man and seized a laser from his address.

He is expected to be charged on summons at a later date with endangering the safe operation of an aircraft, possessing a dangerous article, reckless conduct endangering life, recklessly causing injury and assault emergency worker.

Two aircraft crew sustained injuries to their eyes during the incident and required medical treatment.