WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., Dec. 10 (UPI) -- A JetBlue Airways flight landed safely in South Florida after a green laser was pointed at the aircraft's cockpit, officials say.
The Palm Beach County's Sheriff's Office said the plane landed at Palm Beach International Airport about 9 p.m. Monday, the Palm Beach Post reported.
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It was not clear where the plane had departed from.
The sheriff's office said the pointing of lasers at airplanes is an ongoing problem.
Use of a green laser on someone operating a motor vehicle, vessel or aircraft that results in bodily injury is a second-degree felony. The charge could be raised to a first-degree felony if the use caused a plane to crash.
