MOUNT AIRY, Md. (AP) — Maryland State Police say a medevac helicopter returning from a mission was flashed several times by a laser pointer while it was flying over Mount Airy.

Police say Trooper 3, a helicopter based in Frederick, was returning to its home base Sunday evening when a green flash lighted up the cockpit. The craft received three more flashes.

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