Police patrolling devastated Ala city under curfew

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — The looters come out at night. So does the curfew patrol.

With a long, broad band of this city of 94,000 laid waste by a tornado that killed at least 45 people and destroyed hundreds of homes, businesses and churches, Tuscaloosa police have been working 12-hour shifts without any days off just to keep order.

Mayor Walt Maddox imposed a curfew from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. in the ravaged areas, where the power remains off, so officers are now patrolling pitch-black, storm-tossed neighborhoods they once knew by heart to keep the storm's toll from getting any worse. The flashing strobe lights of their patrol cars reflect off the leaves of downed trees that line …