Plane targeted by laser pointer
Posted September 18, 2012 10:26 pm.
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Police are investigating after a plane landing at Pearson Airport was targeted by a laser pointer.
It happened just before 8:45 p.m. on Tuesday.
No information has been released on the flight but Peel police say they are conducting a criminal investigation.
There has been no report of injury.
Pointing a laser into the cockpit of an aircraft is a potential threat to aviation safety and a federal offence.