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North Korea hackers may have stolen data on laser weapon -police

ReutersDecember 6, 20230

SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean police are investigating whether a North Korean hacker group, accused of stealing data from 14 entities, obtained information on defence technology including an anti-aircraft laser, a Seoul city police official said on Wednesday. The probe, which is being carried out in conjunction with the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), is trying to determine the extent of the data obtained by the group known as Andariel, Jeong Jin-ho, who heads a team at the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency investigating the case, told Reuters. The U.S. Department of the Treasury in 2019 listed Andariel as a

Juvenile Arrested after Pointing Laser at Atlantic City Home

Charlie DwyerJune 2, 20230

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ – A juvenile was recently arrested and a weapon recovered after a laser beam was pointed at a residence. The Atlantic City Police Department reported the incident happened on Tuesday, around 11:31 PM in the 600 block of Kentucky Avenue. Officer John Bell noticed a group of individuals pointing a laser at a residence, an action which triggered investigation due to the potential use of firearm laser sights. As Officer Bell approached the group, a 15-year old male from Pleasantville fled the scene, dropping a loaded handgun equipped with a laser sight. The juvenile was subsequently arrested

Lockheed Martin, Israel’s Rafael to develop laser weapon system

ReutersDecember 5, 20220

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – U.S. weapons maker Lockheed Martin and Israeli contractor Rafael have teamed up to create a high-energy laser weapon system, based on a technology already under development in Israel that could be market ready next year. The idea, the companies said on Monday, is to produce a version of the Iron Beam, which is a laser-based air defence system being developed separately by Rafael and Israel’s Ministry of Defense, geared towards the U.S. market and elsewhere. Iron Beam passed a series of tests in the last year that “proved the operational capability of the system”, they said. Israel

Bakersfield Man Indicted for Laser Strikes of Sheriff’s Helicopter

DOJ PressSeptember 12, 20220

FRESNO, Calif. — Alejandro Galvan-Silvestre, 23, of Bakersfield, was arrested today, charged with knowingly aiming the beam of a laser pointer at Air One, a Kern County Sheriff’s Office helicopter, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. A federal grand jury returned the indictment on Aug. 25, 2022. It was unsealed today after Galvan-Silvestre’s arrest. According to court documents, on Sept. 5, 2021, Galvan-Silvestre aimed the beam of a laser pointer at Air One. This case is the product of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Kern County Sheriff’s Office, and the Bakersfield Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney

Santa Ana Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Deliberately Aiming Laser Pointer Beam at In-Flight O.C. Sheriff’s Department Helicopter

DOJ PressSeptember 12, 20220

LOS ANGELES – An Orange County man was sentenced today to 60 months in federal prison for intentionally aiming a laser pointer’s beam at an in-flight Orange County Sheriff’s Department helicopter, an act that blinded the crew for several seconds. Eric Jayson Suarez, 48, of Santa Ana, was sentenced by United States District Judge Stephen V. Wilson. Suarez pleaded guilty in November 2021 to one count of aiming a laser pointer at an aircraft. On the evening of April 13, 2020, an Orange County Sheriff’s Department helicopter was flying above the intersection of Bristol and First streets

Four men charged with aiming laser pointers at police helicopters

DOJ PressJuly 29, 20220

ATLANTA – Daniel Maloney, Fredy Contreras, Timothy Wilson, and Theodore Rowe have been arraigned on federal charges of aiming laser pointers at police helicopters. All four were indicted by a federal grand jury on July 13, 2022. “Pointing lasers at an aircraft is extremely dangerous,” said U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Buchanan. “A laser aimed at an aircraft blinds the pilot and makes it difficult if not impossible for the persons in the cockpit to read their instruments. Persons who are found pointing lasers at aircraft will be prosecuted.” “When aimed at an aircraft, a beam of light from a handheld

Northrop Grumman completes design review of high-energy laser for U.S. DoD

ReutersJuly 11, 20220

(Reuters) – U.S. weapons maker Northrop Grumman Corp said on Monday it has completed the preliminary design review for a high-energy laser that would have several defense applications if scaled. The company had last year won a $72 million contract from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to demonstrate a high-energy laser prototype. Developing higher-powered lasers that can track and focus energy on a moving target has been a long-time goal for the DoD with possible applications for missile defense systems. Northrop said it would test the prototype at progressively higher powers later this year. (Reporting by Kannaki Deka in

Biden congratulates Powell, promises Fed ‘laser focus’ on inflation

ReutersMay 31, 20220

WASHINGTON – U.S. President Joe Biden said he and Jerome Powell will discuss inflation in a White House meeting Tuesday, and pledged to give the Federal Reserve chair space to do his job. (Reporting by Jeff Mason)

Mississippi Man Sentenced to Probation and Home Confinement for Aiming Laser Pointer at Aircraft

DOJ PressApril 19, 20220

Memphis, TN- Convicted felon Eugene Conrad, 52, of Michigan City, Mississippi has been sentenced to three years of probation along with nine months of home confinement for aiming a laser pointer at an aircraft. Joseph C. Murphy, Jr., United States Attorney announced the sentence today. According to information presented in court, on July 15, 2021, agents with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) notified the FBI Memphis Field Office of reports indicating that planes flying into the Memphis Airport from the east were consistently being struck in the cockpit and cabin by a green laser coming from the Hardeman County, Tennessee

Mississippi Man Sentenced to Probation and Home Confinement for Aiming Laser Pointer at Aircraft

DOJ PressApril 19, 20220

Memphis, TN- Convicted felon Eugene Conrad, 52, of Michigan City, Mississippi has been sentenced to three years of probation along with nine months of home confinement for aiming a laser pointer at an aircraft. Joseph C. Murphy, Jr., United States Attorney announced the sentence today. According to information presented in court, on July 15, 2021, agents with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) notified the FBI Memphis Field Office of reports indicating that planes flying into the Memphis Airport from the east were consistently being struck in the cockpit and cabin by a green laser coming from the Hardeman County, Tennessee

Philadelphia Man Sentenced to One Year in Jail for Shining Laser into Police Helicopter

DOJ PressApril 7, 20220

PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Raji Yusuf, 36, of Philadelphia, PA, was sentenced to one year in prison and three years of supervised release, and was ordered to pay a $1,000 fine by United States District Judge Michael Baylson for shining a laser pointer into a Philadelphia Police helicopter while it was airborne and for violating the terms of his supervised release. In December 2021, the defendant pleaded guilty to the charge of aiming a laser at an aircraft. The charge stemmed from an incident that occurred in June of that year when two Philadelphia

Orange Park Man Indicted For Pointing Laser At Coast Guard Helicopter

DOJ PressMarch 3, 20220

Jacksonville, Florida– United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the return of an indictment charging Justin Marland Fisher (41, Orange Park) with knowingly aiming a laser at an aircraft. If convicted, Fisher faces a maximum penalty of five years in federal prison. According to the indictment, on September 1, 2021, Fisher knowingly aimed the beam of a laser pointer at a United States Coast Guard helicopter while it was conducting a training mission in Green Cove Springs, Florida. An indictment is merely a formal charge that a defendant has committed one or more violations of federal criminal law, and every

Chinese navy laser lights up Australian military aircraft, Canberra says

ReutersFebruary 19, 20220

SYDNEY – A Chinese navy vessel directed a laser at an Australian military aircraft in flight over Australia’s northern approaches, illuminating the plane and potentially endangering lives, Australia’s defence said on Saturday. A P-8A Poseidon – a maritime patrol aircraft – detected a laser emanating from a People’s Liberation Army – Navy (PLA-N) vessel, the Defence Department said in a statement. “Illumination of the aircraft by the Chinese vessel is a serious safety incident,” the department said. “Acts like this have the potential to endanger lives. We strongly condemn unprofessional and unsafe military conduct.” The Chinese vessel was sailing east

Minnesota Man Charged with Aiming Laser Pointer at Aircraft

DOJ PressFebruary 4, 20220

MADISON, WIS. – A Rochester, Minnesota man is charged with 2 counts of aiming the beam of a laser pointer at aircraft, announced Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin. The indictment, which was returned on January 26, 2022 by a grand jury sitting in Madison, Wisconsin, charges Nicholas James Link, 42. The indictment alleges that on October 29, 2021, Link aimed the beam of a laser pointer at a Delta Airlines commercial aircraft and at a Minnesota State Patrol aircraft. The indictment alleges that he did so while in Wisconsin. The indictment was unsealed

Santa Ana Man Pleads Guilty to Deliberately Aiming Laser Pointer Beam at In-Flight Orange County Sheriff’s Department Helicopter

DOJ PressNovember 29, 20210

LOS ANGELES – A Santa Ana man pleaded guilty today to a federal criminal charge for intentionally aiming a laser pointer’s beam at an in-flight Orange County Sheriff’s Department helicopter, which blinded the crew for several seconds. Eric Jayson Suarez, 47, pleaded guilty to one count of aiming a laser pointer at an aircraft. According to his plea agreement, on the evening of April 13, 2020, an Orange County Sheriff’s Department helicopter was flying above the intersection of Bristol and First streets in Santa Ana. Suarez, sitting alone in his car that was parked approximately 20 blocks

Port Angeles, Washington, man sentenced to home confinement, probation for assaulting helicopter crew with high-powered laser

Press ReleaseOctober 4, 20210

Tacoma – A 36-year-old Port Angeles, Washington, man pleaded guilty and was sentenced this morning to probation and home confinement in connection with a September 26, 2016, laser pointer strike on a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Tessa M. Gorman. Randall Muck pleaded guilty to misdemeanor assault on a federal officer. U.S. District Judge Benjamin H. Settle told Muck, “What you did was extremely reckless, even if you didn’t intend to strike the helicopter.” Judge Settle ordered Muck to be on 90 days home confinement with electronic monitoring as part of his one-year period of probation. Muck

Nothing says “I Love You” more than bag of meth and pointing a laser at police helicopter

Jeff JonesFebruary 18, 20210

VERO BEACH, FL — Days before Vero Beach was to host a four-day drive-in laser light show, a man armed with a bag of heroin decided to put on his own laser light show. Police say Stephen Gladu, 33, of Riverview ended his Valentine’s Day with a laser of love pointed at an Indian County Sheriff’s Office helicopter. “Gladu decided to spend it shining a laser at one of our birds while he had a baggie of meth in his pocket. I glad you lead us right to yourself Steve,” said Sheriff Eric Flowers. Lasers are red, police are blue.