After Telling Teens to Quiet Down During Movie, She’s Cornered by Their Friends Outside: ‘When One Swings, We All Swing’

Cindy Santamaria-Williams and her sister-in-law were watching “Furious 7″ at a movie theater in a northeastern Pennsylvania mall Easter Sunday when she had enough of the three teenagers seated behind her.

“They were very loud, rowdy,” she told WNEP-TV. “They were cursing a lot.”

So Santamaria-Williams said she swiveled around and gave ‘em a good ol’ shush.

But the teens continued their behavior, even harassing her and her sister-in-law in the theater despite complaints to management.

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Judge tosses politician’s lawsuit over drunken-driving stop

CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey politician whose 2012 drunken-driving traffic stop led to a law requiring police to mount video cameras in their cars has had his lawsuit tossed out.

A federal judge in Camden dismissed the lawsuit by Democratic Assemblyman Paul Moriarty against the Washington Township police department.

Moriarty had said the police department failed to adequately train and supervise its employees. He contested the drunken-driving charge and said he was the victim of a rogue police officer.

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Civilians Can Record Police Encounters, But When Is It Interference?

The arrest of South Carolina police officer Michael Slager, who shot and killed Walter Scott in North Charleston this week, came shortly after the release of a cell phone video recorded by an eyewitness.

The filming of police by civilians has also sparked controversy, and often causes confusion about what is legal.

For eyewitnesses of police activity, the law is crystal clear, according to Mark Graber, who teaches constitutional law at the University of Maryland: "You can film police on duty as long — as you're not interfering with their activities."

"Interfering" is the key word word when discussing the legality of recording encounters with the police.

"Precisely what constitutes 'interfering with police duties' is not entirely clear," Graber says. "This strikes me as an issue that within five years is likely to be a Supreme Court decision."

In the meantime, he says, the gray area includes determining how far away eyewitnesses should stand with their cameras so as to not get in the way of police.

"It gets murky when, in fact, people recording are so close to the police officer that they're distracting the police officer, or the police officer can't tell is that a camera or a weapon," says Graber. "Those are where things matter."

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Police Looking For Thief Who Drove Indy 500 Pace Car Through Dealership’s Window

Police are looking for someone felt the need to destroy a perfectly good replica Indy 500 pace car by driving it through a car dealership window last night. Apparently “replica” doesn’t mean the there’s no engine.

Authorities in Indianapolis are looking for a man suspected of breaking into the dealership, stealing the keys to the white Chevrolet Camara convertible — with the top down and security alarms going off all round — and driving it right through a two-story glass showroom window, reports IndyStar.com.

The car, bearing its Indianapolis 500 logo, then drove over a three-foot staircase and landed on the ground before the driver raced off. Police later found the $50,000 car totaled, but are still looking for the man.

The window could cost as much as $75,000 to replace.

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WCSO Calls For Service 4-9-15

A Full Guide to Apple's New Emojis: Black Santa, Gay Families, and More

Gay, Lesbian Couples and Families 

Previously, only two emojis were widely interpreted in the U.S. as gay or lesbian — one that depicted two men holding hands and one that depicted two women holding hands.

Now, Apple has released emojis that show the faces of two men and the faces of two women making kissing gestures with a heart in between them.

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Seacrets’ bill for distilleries in county now with Hogan

While numerous steps remain between the plan and the reality, the way has been paved for Seacrets to open a distillery on its 49th Street property.

The nightclub/restaurant complex had been distilling its own line of spirits in Delaware, but will bring operations home once it becomes legal to do so.

If signed by Gov. Larry Hogan, the legislation will take effect July 1, allowing Seacrets to apply to Worcester County for a limited distillery license as a holder of a class D beer, wine and liquor license. As there was no opposition to the house or senate versions of the bill, the governor is expected to sign it.

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Politico: Bill Clinton Offended by NYT's 'Frail, Old' Comment

Former President Bill Clinton has taken offense to claims he is too old and will not play a big role in his wife's upcoming presidential campaign.

Politico reports Clinton, who was in office from 1993-2001, is taking on The New York Times over a story it ran two weeks ago. That story characterized Clinton as "frail," saying, "he looks older than his 68 years."

The Times story also said aides will have to keep a close eye on him during Hillary Clinton's expected presidential campaign, because if he says one wrong thing her 2016 train could derail.

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Walter Scott family 'bar Rev Al Sharpton from the funeral to avoid over-the-top attention'

Walter Scott's family have asked Al Sharpton not to attend the funeral, it is claimed.

The New York-based Reverend became a prominent voice in the wake of Michael Brown's shooting at the hands of a white police officer in Ferguson last August.

But as the nation's attention turns to South Carolina and footage showing Officer Michael Slager shooting dead father-of-four Walter Scott, his parents and brothers have made plain that they do not want the same treatment.

According to the New York Daily News, the family told Rev Sharpton to 'keep away' from the relatives-only memorial service.

A source close to the Scotts told the paper: 'We don’t want another Ferguson type of circus here.'

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Ex-Boston Police Commissioner: Put Tsarnaev to Death

Convicted Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev should be given the death penalty, says Ed Davis, who was Boston's police commissioner during the April 15, 2013, bombing that killed three people.

Though Massachusetts is a liberal state where most oppose the death penalty, Davis said Thursday on Fox News Channel's "Your World with Neil Cavuto" that Tsarnaev's terrorist actions are comparable to the Oklahoma City bombing that resulted in a death sentence for bomber Timothy McVeigh.

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Cat image sparks social media buzz: Is it walking up or down the stairs?

Hot on the heels of the “dressgate” social media storm another intriguing image is generating massive Internet buzz.

The image of a cat, which is either walking up or down a set of stairs (depending on how you look at it) appeared anonymously on the Imgur website 6 days ago, where it has already racked up more than 41,000 views.

Commenters on the website 9gag.com are divided about the image, which has sparked debate ranging from the physiology of cats to the architecture of the stairs in the image.

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Delaware: Body of Bridge Jumper Located

Middletown-The Delaware State Police are investigating an incident where an unidentified subject jumped from the northbound lane of the Roth Bridge, this afternoon.

The incident occurred today, April 11, 2015, at approximately 2:33 p.m., when Troopers received calls from passing motorists of a subject on the Roth Bridge. Moments later an unknown subject jumped off the side of the bridge.

A rescue operation was launched with numerous agencies to include the Delaware State Police Aviation Helicopter Trooper 4, Delaware State Police, rescue boats from Volunteer Fire Companies, New Castle County Police Department and DNREC.

Troopers responded to the bridge and located the victim near the rocks on the south side of the canal west of the Saint Georges Bridge.

After the incident, lanes of Route 1 were closed for approximately two hours as police continued the investigation.

The investigation into this case is continuing, however, foul play is not suspected.

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NY Daily News: Hillary Presidential Announcement Likely Sunday

Hillary Clinton is expected to announce her White House run on Sunday, the New York Daily News reported. The former secretary of state, U.S. senator, and first lady of the United States is expected to make her candidacy official on social media and by video.... 

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Baltimore's Delinquent Water Bills Tap a Wellspring of Concern

Maryland law states that a child that is “neglected” may be taken out of his or her home and put into foster care. One characteristic of “neglect” as defined by the Maryland Department of Human Resources is a child with “consistently poor hygiene” that is “un-bathed, [having] unwashed or matted hair, noticeable body odor.”

“I love my kids, and I’d do anything for them,” Rita told ThinkProgress. “But if I turn on the shower or the sink and there’s no water, how can I give them a bath?”

Food and Water Watch researcher Mary Grant explained that making water unavailable to residents is a major health risk, and that if Baltimore were to deprive 25,000 households of water, diseases would have a high chance of propagating throughout densely-populated neighborhoods.

“There is direct risk associated with lack of access to water,” Grant told ThinkProgress. “When you lose your water service, you lose water to wash your hands to flush the toilet, there is risk of disease spreading.”

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Wisconsin man accused of trying to join Islamic State group

A Wisconsin sex offender traveled to the Middle East to try and join ISIS, but came back after he failed to cross the Turkey-Syria border, authorities have claimed.

Joshua Van Haften, 34, of Madison, was arrested Wednesday night at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago after returning on a flight from Turkey.

He has now been charged in a criminal complaint with attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization.

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Barack Obama visits Jamaica's Bob Marley museum

President Barack Obama made an unscheduled stop to the Bob Marley museum in Jamaica last night while on a visit to the country for a meeting with Caribbean leaders.

The first president to visit Jamaica in three decades, Obama arrived in Kingston yesterday evening and was met by Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller, U.S. Ambassador to Jamaica Luis Moreno and a dozen other dignitaries.

Obama promptly embraced the local color by making an unscheduled late night visit to the museum dedicated to the island's most famous son.

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