Journalist sues police who questioned drone use

By Michael Melia

Published February 18, 2014 9:37pm ET

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Journalist sues police who questioned drone use — This December 2013 photo, taken by a camera mounted on a drone aircraft and provided by Pedro Rivera, shows Rivera in Hartford, Conn. Rivera filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2014, alleging that Hartford police officers violated his rights by demanding he stop using the aircraft to record images of an auto accident. (AP Photo/Pedro Rivera) | Pedro Rivera

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A journalist filed a lawsuit Tuesday alleging that Hartford police officers violated his free-speech rights by questioning his use of a remote-controlled aircraft to record images of a car wreck.

Pedro Rivera asked a federal court to weigh in on the appropriate uses for aerial drones as policymakers try to catch up with technology that has made them far more versatile.

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