From Brisbanetimes.com.au
Man charged over laser beam attack
Marissa Calligeros
August 28, 2009 - 7:21AM
A Brisbane man has been charged after allegedly shining a green laser beam towards a plane last night.
The 20-year-old Ashgrove man allegedly shone a green laser pointer towards the cock-pit of the private plane just before 6pm.
It is believed he is the second Queenslander charged under tough laser light regulations introduced last year.
"The pilot of a light aircraft reported a green light shining into his plane as he flew over Ashgrove on Brisbane's northside," a police spokesman said.
Police inquires led them to a residence in Ashgrove, where they arrested the 20-year-old and confiscated the laser.
The pilot managed to land his aircraft safely.
The 20-year-old has been charged with endangering the safe use of a vehicle.
He is due to appear in Brisbane Magistrates Court next month.
In June, a 17-year-old boy was the first Queenslander charged under Section 26 of the Summary Offences Act, introduced by the Bligh Government last year in a bid to curb the practice of "beaming" with high intensity laser lights.
I don't know how they pinpoint these basterds but I hope they throw the book at him. Stupid swine.