TOMMY LEE's Helicopter Forced To Land By Police

February 2, 2009

KTLA.com reports that a helicopter carrying MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee was forced to land at Van Nuys Airport Sunday (February 1) after it flew too close to an LAPD (Los Angeles Police Department) chopper over Glendale.

The incident happened around 10:45 a.m., police said.

The pilot apparently told police after landing that he had been drinking. He was taken to the LAPD's Van Nuys Station and later released. He apparently was not booked for a crime pending the outcome of an intoxication test.

"The pilot was flying rather erratically, and he did get too close to one of our helicopters" said LAPD Officer Karen Smith. "The tower over the area was concerned about his flying too."

Lee, who had been in the chopper, was let go. "Tommy Lee was a passenger aboard the helicopter, but he had nothing to do with the situation; so he was just released," Smith said.

Watch a KTLA.com report on the incident at this location.

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