11.   When he was appointed the top antitrust cop at the Justice Department, Joel Klein was sharply criticized for being too soft, particularly on telecommunications mergers.

12.   William J. Bratton, the former top cop here, is considering a return to public life, this time as the mayor of New York City.

13.   Lawyers have said that if the beating was premeditated, any charges brought against the former top cop could be more severe.

14.   The top anti-kidnapping cop in Mexico state is under investigation for allegedly protecting the fugitive leader of a bloody kidnapping ring, a newspaper reported Friday.

15.   Unlike in countries like Italy, where prosecutors and top cops are often gunned down, organized direct attacks on law-enforcement authorities are almost unheard of here.

16.   No more peace-keeping for top cops, at least for now.