Charges Laid in Laser Incident

The Calgary Police Service has charged a man in relation to a laser incident involving the CPS HAWCS2 helicopter.

In the early morning hours of Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2013, HAWCS2 helicopter was patrolling in the area of the 5500 block of Dalhart Road N.W., when the flight crew noticed a green laser directed at them.

With assistance from ground crews, a man was located and taken into custody for questioning.

Michael SANCHE, 19, has been charged with Criminal Code offenses of assault causing bodily harm, mischief causing danger to life and common nuisance endangering life. He was also charged with projection of a directed, bright-light source at an aircraft under the Canadian Aviation Regulations Aeronautic Act.

He will next appear in court on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013.