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A man has been charged after a laser beam was directed at a police helicopter in Co Armagh.
Police said the 20-year-old man was charged with shining or directing a laser beam towards a vehicle, endangering the safety of a vehicle, and shining a light to dazzle or distract a pilot.
Our officers have charged a man to court in relation to a report of a laser beam being directed at a police helicopter.https://t.co/PG3haoOeGm pic.twitter.com/HiKB8VXOrG
— Police Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon (@PSNIABC) August 19, 2025
It came after a laser beam was reported to have been directed at a police helicopter in the Victoria Street area of Lurgan at around 11.15pm on Monday.
The man is to appear before Craigavon Magistrates’ Court on September 12.
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