A SAN JOSE MAN WAS ARRESTED AFTER HE ALLEGEDLY POINTED A GREEN LASER BEAM AT SEVERAL AIRCRAFT MONDAY NIGHT. THE FIRST PILOT REPORTED HE WAS TARGETED WHILE TAKING OFF FROM REID-HILLVIEW AIRPORT. THE PILOT OF THE SAN JOSE POLICE HELICOPTER (WHO RESPONDED TO THE INITIAL REPORT) WAS ALSO TARGETED BY THE LASER, AND THAT’S HOW THE SUSPECT’S HOUSE WAS LOCATED.
LASERS HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO TEMPORARILY BLIND PILOTS….OR EVEN PERMANENTLY DAMAGE THEIR EYESIGHT.
