“We can’t see”: How Sheriff’s Office helicopter crews safely navigate when targeted by lasers

SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. — Sheriff’s Office flight crews who patrol the skies to keep us safe are dealing with some unexpected threats from the ground.

On Friday, SCSO deputies arrested a man for pointing a laser at a Spokane County Sheriff’s Office helicopter.

While flying in north Spokane, the helicopter was beamed with an intense, green light from a laser on the ground…

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