11.   However, the audit found systemic problems in the treasury, particularly with the way the department has handled abandoned property.

12.   Normally, he said, the department handles two or three such calls a week.

13.   So they asked a Rust Geotech team of researchers to look at how the department was handling technology development.

14.   So far, police departments have handled this chore in various ways, from quietly informing school and community groups to having fliers distributed.

15.   The association pushes for more citizen involvement in how police departments handle complaints made against officers.

16.   The department handles scores of inquiries every day from people whose pictures have tumbled out of envelopes as the photos hurtle through the sorters.

17.   Under the Bush proposal, the new department would handle that job.

18.   - How will the police department handle a reduced budget?

19.   Also to be questioned Monday were three deputies, said Assistant Sheriff Michael Graham, whose department handles court security and guards jurors.

20.   Gregg said the department has effectively handled cases of apparent overcharges through surveying and intervention.