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The Tri-State airport laser bandits are at it again.

At least four more flights over New York and New Jersey reported being illuminated by lasers Tuesday night, bringing the total number of such incidents to 20 in the last week.

The Federal Aviation Administration alerted law enforcement about the occurrences, which took place between 9.25pm on Tuesday and 12.10am Wednesday.

American Flight 1976 reported being illuminated by a laser around 9.25pm as it was flying at 3,000 feet about 20 miles south of Newark Liberty International Airport.




Dangerous pranks continue: At least four more flights over New York and New Jersey reported being illuminated by lasers Tuesday night between 9.25pm and 12.10am, bringing the total number of such incidents to 20 in the last week





This map shows the locations of the four laser-related incidents that took place in the Tri-State area overnight

Less than 20 minutes later, two more commercial flights, Shuttle America 3482 and Express Jet 5887, experienced laser strikes near Warwick, New York, at 7,000 feet, according to the FAA.

Then shortly after midnight, Spirit Airlines Flight 710 reported spotting a green beam of light 20 miles southwest of LaGuardia Airport in New York.




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In an air traffic control recording posted to the website LiveATC.net, operators in the tower can be heard warning pilots about the lasers, reported CBS New York. 

No injuries were reported in connection to the four incidents, but experts say shining a bright green light into a plane's cockpit can have catastrophic consequences.

Lasers can distract or temporarily blind pilots. Pointing one at a plane is a federal crime that carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

This latest batch of laser attacks comes a week after a dozen pilots flying over New York and New Jersey reported having lasers pointed at their aircraft mid-flight.

Last Thursday, four other planes flying over New Jersey and Philadelphia were hit with glaring rays of light.




On the rise: The number of nationwide laser hits is climbing each year, the Federal Aviation Administration said, from 2,800 incidents in 2010 to 3,400 in 2012 and more than 3,900 in 2013, an all-time high

There is no word at this time if all the incidents are interconnected.

The FAA released a statement last week outlining 12 laser-related attacks on jetliners.

The lasers hit the left and right sides of the cockpits, along with the sides of the planes.

The FAA says at least three of the incidents involved flights near Newark Liberty International Airport. 

Porter 141 was at 3,000 feet 15 miles southwest of the airport; American Airlines 1472 was 20 miles southwest; and American Airlines 966 was at 3,000 feet, 15 miles south of Newark.

Three flights were at 3,000 feet and were 4 miles south of the Outerbridge Crossing, which connects Perth Amboy to Staten Island, New York.

American Flight 348 was at 9,000 feet, headed to LaGuardia Airport.

Two flights were over Monmouth County. Republic Airlines 4632 was at 9,000 feet, bound for Pittsburgh and United 330 was at 9,000 feet.

JetBlue Flight 2779 did not report its location, and one aircraft reported it was hit by a laser over Ocean City, the FAA said.

The FBI launched a campaign in January aimed at people who focus potentially blinding lasers at airplanes, and is offering as much as $10,000 for any information leading to the arrest of an individual who intentionally aims a laser at an aircraft.




Hazard: JetBlack There were no injuries reported overnight, and the FAA is investigating the multiple incidents



The number of nationwide laser hits is climbing each year, the Federal Aviation Administration said, from 2,200 incidents in 2010 to 3,400 in 2012 and more than 3,900 in 2013, an all-time high. That's more than 10 incidents every day across the country.

Newark Airport had 28 reported laser-pointing incidents last year, according to the office of Sen.Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. The most recent were two incidents were this March.

Nearby New York City airports have reported similar incidents, particularly with green lasers, which are considered more dangerous than red lasers because they are more visible to the human eye. 

In 2014, Schumer's office reported, there were 17 green laser incidents out of a total 19 laser incidents at John F. Kennedy International Airport and 37 green laser incidents out of a total 41 laser incidents at LaGuardia Airport.