111. But another, more controversial, function of stripes is to send a powerful message when an arrest is made. 112. But because the policy generally has been to issue citations rather than make arrests, relatively few drivers have been charged with or convicted of misdemeanors so far. 113. But before the arrests could be made, the shootout began. 114. But by Wednesday night, the police had made no arrests or other significant headway in the case, officials acknowledged. 115. But even though the Canadian and American authorities made arrests quickly, many details of the bombing plan, including the target, remained mysterious. 116. But few arrests are made, few people prosecuted when arrests are made. 117. But Dowd needed more evidence before he could make an arrest. 118. But his last argumentative moments with his son, and the fact that police never made an arrest in the slaying, always troubled him, Decker said. 119. But investigators have been hampered by German laws that prevent authorities from making arrests without serious suspicion of illegal activity. 120. But it also gives officers who issue such citations the same authority to search that they would have if they had made a formal arrest. |