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Bullets Hit LA Police Chopper, Force Landing

Pilot gets down safely; cops questioning several suspects

By Matt Cantor, Newser Staff

Posted May 23, 2008 7:50 AM CDT

(Newser) – Two bullets struck a Los Angeles sheriff’s helicopter and forced it to make an emergency landing, the Los Angeles Times reports. Noone was hurt. The chopper was on its way to investigate a robbery when bullets hit its belly and tail, apparently from a... Read full story »

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