Green lasers pointed at 2 aircraft in Palm Beach County, Florida; officials investigate
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Sheriff's officials are investigating after green lasers were pointed at pilots of a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter and a Delta plane in Palm Beach County.
Sheriff's spokeswoman Therese Barbera said in a news release that the incidents occurred early Tuesday.
The helicopter was south of Pahokee, and the plane was near the Lake Worth inlet.
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Barbera says green laser lights have recently been pointed into the cockpits of several planes landing at Palm Beach International Airport. The sheriff's office says misuse of laser lights is a third-degree felony. If the pilot of an aircraft is injured, the charge is increased to a second-degree felony. The charge rises to a first-degree felony in the event of a crash.