1.   Halflings are not especially warlike by nature, and their troopers are for the most part country watchmen, game wardens and foresters.

2.   Anyway, if there ever was such a trooper and if this really happened, lightning hit his two-way radio antenna.

3.   But the trooper was skeptical.

4.   For years she ignored or minimized complaints that state troopers were engaging in racial profiling, the practice of stopping motorists based on their skin color.

5.   He says he told the players that if they wanted to talk to the State Police, troopers would be on the premises the next day, Sunday.

6.   If indicted, the lawyers said, the troopers would be useless as prosecution witnesses and the charges against their clients would probably be thrown out.

7.   It turned out, however, that the two troopers were not equipped with radar, according to lawyers in the case.

8.   Monday, a Canadian judge issued a permanent injunction forbidding blockades, and two Alaska State troopers will be on board the Aurora with a copy of the order.

9.   Murphy denied that the trooper was the assailant.

10.   No state troopers were involved because the demonstration took place within city limits.