U.S. police forces ‘dangerously’ militarized, rights group says
(Reuters) – Police SWAT teams are forcing their way into homes, often using explosive devices, simply to serve drug possession search warrants in tactics that a leading civil rights groups said on Tuesday treated civilians as wartime enemies.
Pennsylvania man sentenced for selling $270,000 in stolen phones
(Reuters) – A former Pennsylvania Verizon Wireless employee was sentenced to two years in prison on Tuesday for stealing 900 cell phones and accessories and selling them online for more than $270,000, prosecutors said.
Two arrested in 25-year-old Michigan murder mystery
(Reuters) – Two Michigan brothers were arrested Tuesday and charged with the 25-year-old murder of a young woman in a case that has long frustrated law enforcement, officials said.
U.S. Air Force to resume F-35A fighter jet flights Wednesday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Air Force said it will resume flights of Lockheed Martin Corp’s F-35 A-model fighter jets at a Florida air base on Wednesday, two days after one of the jets caught fire while preparing for takeoff.
New York authorities raid Rikers Island jail in crackdown
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City authorities raided Rikers Island and searched guards going in and out of the city’s largest jail complex as part of a months-long investigation into drugs, weapons and contraband, officials said Tuesday.
Man who shot self at Arlington was 92-year-old retired officer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A man who died of a self-inflicted gunshot at Arlington National Cemetery has been identified as a 92-year-old retired U.S. Air Force officer, officials said on Tuesday.
Massachusetts court OKs gambling referendum
BOSTON (Reuters) – Massachusetts voters will have an opportunity in November to repeal a 2011 law legalizing gambling, the Supreme Judicial Court ruled on Tuesday, casting uncertainty over a years-long effort to bring casinos to the state.
Drone flown in possible peep attempt outside Seattle woman’s apartment
(Reuters) – Two men piloted a drone outside a Seattle woman’s apartment in a possible attempt to peep at her, and after a concierge came outside to see what they were doing, the two men drove off, city police said on Tuesday.
Pennsylvania pastor defrocked for son’s gay wedding is reinstated
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – A Methodist pastor who was defrocked after officiating at his son’s same-sex wedding ceremony will be reinstated, said a church appeals panel that withdrew his punishment on Tuesday.
Mom charged after toddler daughter thrown from moving car
(Reuters) – A Louisiana woman faces charges of attempted murder after her 20-month-old daughter was flung out of their car and injured as the mother sped around a curve at 30 to 45 miles an hour, authorities said.
