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Tamp man arrested after hitting helicopter pilots with green laser
TAMPA, Fla. - On Monday, a 26-year-old suspect was taken into custody after pointing a green laser at pilots onboard a Tampa PD helicopter, according to authorities.
Police say that the pilots were hit twice with a green laser from an apartment complex off Busch Boulevard and 56th Street just after 12:15 a.m.
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Investigators were able to locate the apartment that the laser originated from. That's when they located the laser inside 26-year-old Juan Lozada-Zamorano's apartment.
Courtesy: Tampa Police Department
The pilots did not sustain any injuries, according to authorities.
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Police say Lozada-Zamorano has been charged with one count of misuse of laser lighting device.