Man arrested in Ōamaru after high-powered laser pointed at rescue helicopter

Man arrested in Ōamaru after high-powered laser pointed at rescue helicopter

A South Island man has been arrested after a high-powered laser was pointed at a rescue helicopter . Police were alerted at about 10pm last night that an...

Police arrest man after four minute laser-strike on rescue helicopter

A man who shone a laser at the Otago Rescue Helicopter for four minutes has been charged with endangering transport, police say.

'Clown' arrested after pointing laser at helicopter

Photo: Getty Images By Rawaan Saadi The ‘‘clown’’ who pointed a laser at a helicopter flying over Oamaru was arrested thanks to a quick-thinking pilot who tracked him from the air.

Man arrested for laser-strike on rescue helicopter - Daily Telegraph NZ

At about 10pm Monday night Police were notified by the Otago Rescue Helicopter that they had been struck by a high-powered laser. Due to quick thinking and expert piloting skills the helicopter was able to locate the offender’s whereabouts. The helicopter hovered over north Oamaru to pinpoint the address where the laser came from. They followed the offender as he entered his car and drove from his home address onto Thames Highway heading north o…