Prosecutors say Washington law is letting people get away with pointing lasers at aircraft

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AUBURN, Wash. — On an evening flight over the city of Auburn last October, the crew of the King County Sheriff’s Office Guardian 1 helicopter was struck by a laser pointer.

It was something the pilot and flight officer had experienced before, and they quickly located the source of the laser in a vehicle…

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