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Woman Accused Of Shooting Bottle Rocket At Sheriff's Helicopter

Thursday, May 25, 2006 – updated: 10:27 am EDT May 26, 2006

An Orange County woman is accused of taking aim at the sheriff's department helicopter with bottle rockets.


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Deputies said Emarjorie Thompson fired one rocket Thursday night and was about to fire another in the area of 36th Street when K-9s found her.

She was allegedly tired of hearing the chopper fly over her house. It was looking for a stolen car.

Thompson is now in the Orange County jail.

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