Man hands himself in after Peregrine laser incident in Cromer
It's a criminal offence to disturb any nesting bird
Norfolk Police say a man has handed himself over to officers after a laser was shone directly into a Peregrine’s nest box in Cromer.
It happened at St Peter and St Paul's Church in Cromer, with police saying the incident disturbed the female Peregrine, causing her to leave her nest and chick unattended for several hours.
It's a criminal offence to disturb any nesting bird.
The suspect who disturbed the nesting Peregrines identified himself at Cromer Police Station on Saturday 1st June.
The man aged in his 40s and from the Cromer area apologised and said it was a genuine mistake.
The incident was dealt with by way of a community resolution and it was agreed the laser would be destroyed, the man would make a donation to the Peregrine Project, and that he would engage in a formal discussion with a police officer about the safe use of lasers.