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Students arrested for laser pointer

Pitt police arrested a Pitt junior at 3 a.m. Sunday for allegedly pointing a laser at medical… Pitt police arrested a Pitt junior at 3 a.m. Sunday for allegedly pointing a laser at medical helicopters from the Cathedral of Learning.

Pitt spokesman John Fedele said police arrested and charged a Pitt junior from Elkins Park with two counts of causing or risking a catastrophe and one count of carrying a false ID.

Police were responding to two reports of a laser originating from the Cathedral of Learning, Fedele The laser was flashing at helicopters as they flew to UPMC Presbyterian.

Fedele said that as a group of students left the Cathedral, police confronted them, and shortly afterward Parisi confessed.

Editor’s note: A Pitt student’s charge has been expunged from court records. The article has been updated to reflect this change.

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