13-year-old arrested after repeatedly illuminating the Sheriff's Office helicopter multiple times in Largo

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13-year-old arrested after repeatedly illuminating the Sheriff's Office helicopter multiple times in Largo

Deputies from the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office, assigned to the Patrol Operations Bureau, arrested a 13-year-old for felony Misuse of a Laser Lighting Device after he pointed a laser at the Sheriff’s Office helicopter. According to deputies, on Thursday, April 19, 2024, at approximately 12:30 a.m., the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office helicopter was airborne in the area of 7th Street Northwest and 11th Avenue in Largo when a green laser ligh…