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Index to news stories (categories and tags)
At LaserPointerSafety.com we have three pages with news items:
We also have a page that lists convictions of persons who aimed lasers at aircraft or other vehicles:
On each of these four pages, every item is indexed under at least one category and one tag. This lets you find all related items on that page.
We also have a page that lists convictions of persons who aimed lasers at aircraft or other vehicles:
On each of these four pages, every item is indexed under at least one category and one tag. This lets you find all related items on that page.
Example category and tag searches
Here are some examples of category and tag searches, with the number of items found as of July 30 2020:
- General news items containing or related to statistics (138)
- Claims of eye effects or injuries in aviation incidents (65), non-aviation incidents (97) or other (65)
- Aviation news items where the perpetrator was 0-9 years old (3), 10-19 years old (116), 20-29 years old (177), 30-39 years old (87), 40-49 years old (38), or 50-59 years old (26)
- Aviation news items where the perpetrator did not realize the hazard of aiming a laser at an aircraft (107)
- Aviation news items where the mission was interrupted due to a laser illumination (56)
- Convicted laser offenders who are male (128) vs. those who are female (6)
How to find categories and tags on a page
The categories and tags are listed on the right side of the three news pages and the "Sentences for laser offenses" page. Scroll down to see the Categories, Archives and Tags. In the diagram below, Categories are circled in green while Tags are circled in blue.
Quick way to find all categories and tags
The lists below were last updated July 30 2020.
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Aviation incidents involving lasers
- There are 655 news items listed on the Aviation-related incidents page. Below are the category and tag indexes for the items. Click on any of these to go to a list of all aviation-related incident news items with that category or tag.
CATEGORIES
The number in parenthesis indicates the number of news items in that category
Accident/Crash (8)
Aircraft changing course (6)
Aircraft flight canceled (2)
Arrests (325)
Aviation incidents (655)
Commentary from LPS.com (10)
Community service (4)
Confiscated (24)
Death (4)
Did not realize hazard (107)
Eye effect or injury (65)
FAA civil charges (6)
FAA criminal charges (43)
Finding perpetrators (27)
Fines & Jail (158)
Innocent/cleared (8)
Interrupting mission (56)
No arrest (2)
No charges filed (3)
Non-aviation incidents (6)
Not a laser (8)
Sting (2)
Terror or attack concerns (14)
Updated story (111)TAGS
737
777
Aeroflot
Afghanistan
Age: 0-9
Age: 10-19
Age: 20-29
Age: 30-39
Age: 40-49
Age: 50-59
Age: 60-69
Air Canada
Air Tahiti
Airplane
Airport
Alberta
American Samoa
Annoyed
Apology
Appeals court
Arizona
Army
Asiana
Astronomy claim
Auckland
Australia
Austria
Avon
Bakersfield
BALPA
Baltimore
Banach
Barnaul
Bautista
Bedford
Belfast
Berlin
Birmingham
Blimp
Blind landing
Blinding weapons
Boat
Boise
Border Patrol
Bosnia
Bray
Brisbane
Bristol
British Columbia
Bucharest
Buffalo
Burbank
Calgary
California
Cambridge
Canada
Car
Cardiff
Carlsbad
Cayman
Chard
Chennai
Cheshire
Chicago
Chile
China
Christmas
Clark Gable III
Class: 3A
Class: 4
Cleveland
Coast Guard
Color: Blue
Color: Green
Color: Multicolor
Color: Non-visible
Color: Red
Color: Unknown
Color: Violet
Color: White
Colorado
Columbus
Comb
Commercial grade
Copycat
Cornea
Cornwall
Coventry
Crawley
Croydon
Customs
Cyrus Farivar
Dallas
Dana Welch
Daytime
Denver
Derbyshire
Detroit
Devon
Djibouti
Drone
Drugs
Dublin
Durham
East China Sea
East Midlands
Edmonton
Egypt
El Paso
Escobar
Essex
Eye protection
FAA
FBI
Fire Dept.
Flashlight
Florida
Fontana
Football
Fort Worth
Frank Newton Anderson
French Polynesia
Frontier Airlines
Gable
Gardenhire
Georgia
Germany
Glasgow
Glendale
Glendora
Gold Coast
Gothenburg
Grenada
Gun
Hamilton
Hampshire
Hampton Park
Hawaii
Helicopter
Hertfordshire
Hoax
Holiday
Homeland Security
Honolulu
Houston
Hull
Humberside
Idaho
Illinois
India
Indiana
Infrared camera
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
Isle of Wight
Israel
Italy
Jacksonville
JetBlue
JFK Airport
Kansas City
Kent
Kentucky
Kolkata
Label
LaGuardia Airport
Lakeland
Lancashire
Las Vegas
Laser 303
Laser inside aircraft
Laser location device
Leicester
Lincoln
Lithuania
Liverpool
Lodi
London
Londonderry
Long Beach
Long Island
Los Angeles
Louisville
Luxembourg
Malta
Manchester
Manitoba
Map
Maryland
Massachusetts
Medical
Melbourne
Mental illness
Merseyside
Mexico
Michigan
Micronesia
Middle East
Middlesbrough
Military
Military grade
Missouri
Montreaux
Moscow
Motorist
Multiple aircraft hit
Multiple lasers on one aircraft
Mumbai
Münster
Myrtle Beach
Nashville
Navy
Nebraska
Nevada
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
New Zealand
Newark
Newcastle
Newport
News
Night vision
Noise
Norfolk
North Ayrshire
North Carolina
Northamptonshire
Northern Ireland
Northumbria
Nottinghamshire
NPAS
NSW
NTSB
Oakland
Ocean City
Ohio
Oklahoma
Omaha
Onboard aircraft
Ontario
Oregon
Orlando
Oshawa
Osnabrück
Otago
Ottawa
Oxfordshire
Pago Pago
Pakistan
Palm Beach
Pasadena
Passenger
Patriot Act
Pennsylvania
Perth
Philadelphia
Phoenix
Photo: Laser
Photo: Other
Photo: Suspect
Pilots
Pittsburgh
Plea
Police
Pope
Portland
Potential accident
Protester
Public
Publicity campaign
Puerto Rico
Queensland
RAF
RCMP
Reading
Repeat offender
Rescue
Reward
Rhode Island
Romania
Rostov-on-Don
Russia
Sacramento
Salt Lake City
Samoa
San Diego
San Francisco
Santa Ana
Saskatchewan
School
Scotland
Seahawks
Searchlight
Seattle
Selfie
Sex: Female
Sex: Male
Shasta Lake
Sheffield
Ship
Shropshire
Slough
Solomon Islands
Somerset
South Africa
South Australia
South Carolina
South Dakota
South Yorkshire
Southampton
Southwest Airlines
Spain
Spokane
Spotlight
St Helens
St. Louis
St. Petersburg
Star Shower
Statistics
Steve Robertson
Steyr
Stockport
Student pilot
Suicide
Surveillance
Sussex
Sweden
Switzerland
Sydney
Syria
Tampa
Taser
Tasmania
Telescope
Tennessee
Texas
Torch
Toronto
Transport Canada
Tucson
Tulsa
Turin
TV
Tyne and Wear
UAV
UK
Ukraine
Unknown perpetrator
US
Utah
Vancouver
Victoria
Video
Vilnius
Virginia
Wales
Walsall
Washington state
Weapons
Welch
Wellington
West Berkshire
West Midlands
West Sussex
West Yorkshire
Western Australia
WestJet
Wiltshire
Winnipeg
World Cup
Worthing
York -
Non-aviation incidents involving lasers
- There are 287 news items listed on the Non-aviation incidents page. Below are the category and tag indexes for the items. Click on any of these to go to a list of all non-aviation incident news items with that category or tag.
CATEGORIES
The number in parenthesis indicates the number of news items in that category
Accident or injury (other than eye injury) (8)
Arrests (74)
Aviation incidents (2)
Bans and restrictions (4)
Commentary from LPS.com (14)
Confiscation (8)
Death (13)
Did not realize hazard (8)
Eye effect or injury (97)
Fines & Jail (27)
Imaging sensor damage (1)
Interrupting mission (8)
Non-aviation incidents (287)
Not a laser (4)
Pointers as tools (1)
Updated story (21)TAGS
Age: 0-9
Age: 10-19
Age: 20-29
Age: 30-39
Age: 40-49
Age: 50-59
Age: 60-69
Age: Unknown
Airplane
Alberta
Algeria
Ambulance
Antifan
Anton Strom
Apple
Argentina
Arizona
Arkansas
Arson
Assault
Augmented reality
Australia
Austria
Barge
Baseball
Basketball
Bath
Belfast
Berkshire
Blinding weapons
Boat
Boston
British Columbia
Burning Man
Bus
California
Camera
Canada
Canton
Car
Cat
Chart
Children
China
Cincinnati
Class: 4
Clearwater
Cleveland
Coast Guard
Color: Blue
Color: Green
Color: Red
Color: Violet
Color: Yellow
Colorado
Concert
Connecticut
Cornea
Cyrus Farivar
Dallas
Devon
Dorset
Drinking/drunk
Driver
Drugs
Dublin
Ducks
Egypt
Elephant
Eye injury - laser during protests
Eye injury - self-inflicted
Eye protection
Ferry
Fire
Florida
Football
France
Gainsborough
Georgia
Germany
Gilroy
Glasgow
Gloucester
Greece
Gun
Harassment
Hawaii
Heidelberg
Hobbyist
Hockey
Home
Homeland Security
Hong Kong
Iceland
Illinois
Import
India
Indiana
Indonesia
Injured
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Italy
IU
Japan
Kansas
Kanye West
Kentucky
Killed
Korea
Lancashire
Laser lout
Laser show
Lawsuit
Lebanon
Lens flare
Liverpool
Maine
Malaysia
Map
Maryland
Massachusetts
Medical
Melbourne
Memphis
Mexico
Michigan
Milan
Military
Minnesota
Missouri
Motocross
Motorist
Mountain climbing
Movie
Multiple incidents
Myrtle Beach
Netherlands
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
New York state
New Zealand
Newcastle Upon Tyne
North Carolina
North Yorkshire
Northern Ireland
Norway
NSW
Ocean City
Ohio
Oklahoma
Ontario
Oregon
Ottawa
Oxfordshire
Palestine
Paris
Pennsylvania
Perth
Philadelphia
Photo
Pig
Plymouth
Pokemon
Police
Prescott
Protester
Queensland
Recreational laser usage
Reno
Rescue
Riots
RNLI
Road rage
Robbery
Romania
Rome
Rugby
Russia
San Antonio
San Diego
San Francisco
Saskatchewan
School
Scientific study or journal
Scotland
Serbia
Sex: Female
Sex: Male
Sheffield
Ship
Shot
Sideshow
Singapore
Somerset
South Africa
South Carolina
South Korea
South Shields
Spain
Sports
St. Louis
Stabbed
Stalker
Statistics
Surrey
Sweden
Switzerland
Sydney
Taiwan
Taser
Tasmania
Tennessee
Tennis
Terrorist
Texas
Thailand
Theft
Threatening with a laser
Toy
Train
Tram
TV
UK
Ukraine
Unknown perpetrator
US
Utah
Video
Virginia
Virginia Beach
Wales
Washington state
Weapons
Western Australia
Wicked Lasers
Wisconsin
World
World Cup
York
Yorkshire
Zachary Ebel
Zakynthos
Zurich -
Statistics, laws and all other laser pointer news
- There are 488 news items listed on the Statistics, laws and all other laser pointer news page. Below are the category and tag indexes for the items. Click on any of these to go to a list of all "statistics, laws and other" news items with that category or tag.
Note: This section also includes news items about eye injuries during protests, which were not caused by a laser.
CATEGORIES
The number in parenthesis indicates the number of news items in that category
Anti-laser protection (37)
Arrests (15)
Attack or terror (5)
Aviation incidents (173)
Bans & Restrictions (126)
Commentary from LPS.com (15)
Easy availability (33)
Eye effect or injury (65)
Finding perpetrators (20)
Fines & Jail (21)
Imaging sensor damage (7)
Import seizures (17)
Labels and warnings (32)
Laser pointer review (2)
Lasers as tools (46)
Laws (136)
Media and press (15)
Military and state use (27)
Non-aviation incidents (31)
Not a laser (9)
Recall (3)
SLA news (488)
Statistics (138)
Unusual lasers & uses (90)
Updated story (41)
Ways to reduce incidents (181)TAGS
1W blue diode
1W green diode
Abu Dhabi
Age: 0-9
Age: 10-19
Age: 20-29
Age: 30-39
Agriculture
Air Force
Air rage
Airborne Laser (ABL)
Airbus
Airplane
Airports
AirSafe
Airshow
Alberta
ALPA
Alternatives to lasers
Amazon
App
Appeals
Apple
Archery
Arizona
ARP6378
Art
Assault
Astronomy
ATSB
Australia
BAE Systems
Bahamas
Balearic Islands
Balloon
BALPA
Bautista
BEIS
Belgium
Bicycle
Binoculars
Birds
Blimp
Blinding weapons
BMW
Bong
Burning Man
CAA
CAAV
CADORS
Calgary
California
Call for Evidence
Cambodia
Camera
Camera damage
Canada
Cars
Casio
CDRH
Centrifuge
Chechnya
Children
China
Chris Potter
Christmas
Class: 1
Class: 2
Class: 2M
Class: 3B
Class: 3R (IIIa)
Class: 4
Cleveland
Coast Guard
Color: Blue
Color: Green
Color: Red
Comparison with lasers
Congress
Connecticut
Constitution
Copycat
Customs
Cyrus Farivar
Czech Republic
David Banach
Dazer Laser
Dazzler
Death
Deer
Detection
DfT
Dinosaurs
DOJ
Drama
Dreidel
Drone
Dubai
Dublin
East Midlands
eBay
Edinburgh
Edmonton
Education and training
Egypt
Escobar
Essex
Eurocontrol
European Union
Eye doctor
Eye injury - non-laser during protests
Eye laser
Eye protection
FAA
FBI
FDA
Finland
Firefighting
Florida
Football
Game
Gardenhire
Gaza Strip
Georgia
Germany
Glasgow
Glasses
Grenada
Gun
Hacking
Halstead
Harassment
Harvesting
Hawaii
Headlights
Helicopter
Hobbyist
Holiday
Hooligans
HPA
IAEA
IALPA
IATA
ICAO
Illegal sales
Illinois
Illuminator
ILSC
Import
India
Indiana
Infrared camera
Infrared laser
Internet
Interrupted mission or flight
iPhone
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Japan
John Tyrer
Kashmir
Kevin Spacey
Kite
Labelling
Lancashire
Laser Event Recorder
Laser Institute of America
Laser lout
Laser Safety Facts label
Laser show
Laser tag
Laserworld
Leeds
Legal appeal
LIDAR
LIquid crystal
London
Los Angeles
Louisiana
Malaria
Males
Malta
Manchester
Manila
Map
Maryland
Massachusetts
Media and press
Metamaterial Technologies Inc. (MTI)
Michigan
Military
Mislabeled lasers
Missouri
MIT
Modding
Montreal
Mosquito
Multiple lasers on one aircraft
Myrhvold
Myrtle Beach
Negroni
Netherlands
Nevada
New Jersey
New York
New Zealand
Night Flight
Night vision goggles
NIST
North Myrtle Beach
North Wildwood
Northern Ireland
Norway
NPAS
NSW
NZALPA
Ocean City
Ohio
Onion
Optra
Oregon
Orlando
Overpower lasers
Palestine
Parkinson's disease
Patrick Priebe
Pennsylvania
Pentagon
PHE
Philippines
Photo
Pilots
Pirates
Police
Portland
Portugal
Projector
Prosecution
Protester
Publicity campaign
Puerto Rico
QR code
RCMP
Reporting incidents
Rescue
Review
Riot
RMIT
Rockwell Laser Industries
Rosaviatsiya
RTI
Russia
SACAA
SAE
Saskatchewan
Satellite blinding
Satire
Saudi Arabia
School
Schumer
Scientific study
Scotland
Searchlight
Sex of offenders
Shark
SkyTag
Social media
South Africa
South Carolina
South Korea
Space station
Spain
Sports
St. Louis
Star Shower
Star Wars
Stockport
Student
Styropyro
Suicide
Superman
Surrey
Surveillance
Sussex
Sweden
Switzerland
Sydney
Tampa
Tasmania
TEPRSSC
Texas
ThinkGeek
Toronto
Toy or recreational use
Train
Transport Canada
TSA
Tucson
TV
UAE
UFO
UK
Ukraine
Underwriters Labs
Unruly passengers
US
Uzbekistan
Vancouver
Variance
Veto
Video
Vietnam
Virginia
Virginia Beach
Wales
Wall Street Journal
Weapons
Weeds
West Midlands
West Yorkshire
Wicked Lasers
Windscreen film
Wired
Worldwide
X-Laser
Zakary Babet -
Sentences for persons convicted of laser offenses
- There are 134 convictions listed on the Sentences for laser offenses page. Below are the category and tag indexes for the items. Click on any of these to go to a list of all items with that category or tag.
CATEGORIES
The number in parenthesis indicates the number of news items in that category
Apology (5)
Appeal (3)
Cannot have a laser pointer (5)
Community service (35)
Conditional discharge (1)
Counseling (2)
Court cost or fee (16)
Curfew (2)
Did know laser hazards (6)
Did not realize hazard (23)
Educate others (3)
Fine (32)
Halfway house (1)
Home monitoring (2)
House arrest (5)
Jail/Prison (79)
Juvenile detention (2)
Laser confiscated or destroyed (7)
Overturned (2)
Probation (54)
Repeat offender (1)
Sex: Female (6)
Sex: Male (128)
Suspended sentence (7)
Treatment program (5)
Updated (4)
Visa or deportation (1)TAGS
Age: 10-19
Age: 20-29
Age: 30-39
Age: 40-49
Age: 50-59
Age: 60-69
Australia
Canada
Eye effect or injury
Germany
Italy
Jail: 0-6 months
Jail: 07-12 months
Jail: 13-24 months
Jail: 25-36 months
Jail: 37-48 months
Jail: None
Jail: Over 4 years
New Zealand
Northern Ireland
Photo
Scotland
Sweden
Target: Aircraft
Target: Motor vehicle
Target: None
Target: Officer
Target: Player
Target: Ship
Target: Train
UK
US
Wales
Note: The LaserPointerSafety.com news pages are not a complete database or record of all laser pointer incidents. However, the news items can give details about incidents as well as links to additional information sources.