1.   A large part of the area was sealed off following the arrests as police carried out a fingertip search for bullets.

2.   In the US it is normal for the police to carry guns, but not in Britain.

3.   Police are carrying out a thorough search of the area.

4.   Police are carrying out door-to-door inquiries on the Hazelwood Estate.

5.   Police are carrying out house-to-house searches in villages near the scene of the murder.

6.   Police carried out several controlled explosions of suspect packages at the site.

7.   Police have carried out a search of his home.

8.   Scottish police are carrying out a criminal investigation into the affair.

9.   The police are carrying out an examination of the crime scene.

10.   The police carried out a fairly superficial examination of the room.