Hartford Police Sued for Stopping Camera Drone, Chasing Photog Away

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Hartford Police Sued for Stopping Camera Drone, Chasing Photog Away | PDNPulse

A news photographer has sued the Hartford, Connecticut police department and two of its officers for forcing him to stop flying a camera-equipped drone over the scene of a police investigation. Photographer Pedro Rivera, who works for television station W

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Pedro Rivera says police violated his First Amendment rights to “monitor” the police response to a motor vehicle accident, and his Fourth Amendment protection against unreasonable seizure.