Crime & Safety
Laser Light Aimed at Plane Landing at Logan
Police searched several communities on the North Shore looking for the culprit after the incident Thursday night.
WILMINGTON, MA - Someone pointed a laser light into the cockpit of a Delta Airlines flight landing at Logan Airport on Thursday night, according to State Police.
The incident happened around 10 p.m. on Thursday, and the plane landed safely at Logan.
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The laser appeared to be coming from slightly northeast of the city, according to the flight crew.
Police searched Revere and Lynn, but did not find anything.
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According to the Federal Aviation Administration, there were more than 5,000 cases of people aiming lasers at planes in the United States in 2015.
Shining a laser at an aircraft is a federal crime, and the lasers distract pilots from their duty and can lead to temporary blindness, according to the FAA.
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