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Man Arrested After Laser Attack On Ventura County Sheriff's Department Helicopter

A Ventura County man has been arrested after a County Sheriff’s Department helicopter looking for a carjacker was hit multiple times with a laser.

The incident happened December 16th. The County’s Copter Three was flying over western Ventura County when it was hit with a laser multiple times during a 20 minute period. The strikes are dangerous because they could potentially blind the pilot and cause a crash.

The chopper pilot notified Oxnard Police, who zeroed in on the 2100 block Isabella Street. Phillip Steven Adame was arrested on a felony count of discharging a laser at an aircraft, possession of a controlled substance, and for possession of drug paraphernalia.

Lance Orozco has been News Director of KCLU since 2001, providing award-winning coverage of some of the biggest news events in the region, including the Thomas and Woolsey brush fires, the deadly Montecito debris flow, the Borderline Bar and Grill attack, and Ronald Reagan's funeral. 
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