ATLANTA (CBS46) – An Atlanta Police Department Aviation Unit was out on a shift late Wednesday night, when someone on the ground pointed a laser pointer at the helicopter.

According to APD, the Phoenix chopper was out assisting in the search for a missing 6-year-old child when someone began pointing a green laser inside the cockpit.

We told you that the Aviation Unit (Phoenix) also works the night shift in order to help combat crime…Phoenix was out looking for