71.   It was one of three main roads which Serb police hoped to clear when they launched their offensive late Friday.

72.   Local police had been hoping for help from other police forces, including the New York City Police Department.

73.   Luczak said police hope legislators will change complicated legal procedures which now make catching and convicting criminals more difficult.

74.   Mohamad Said said police hoped to complete the investigation before the start of the new season.

75.   Mohd Yusof said police were hoping that this special court would be in operation before the Commonwealth Games in September.

76.   Police also hope to find details of a related murder of a convicted German pedophile, Gerrit Ulrich, and information about a missing child, Manuel Schadwald.

77.   Police are hoping Palczynksi will hear her plea via a battery-operated television investigators believe he bought, along with outdoor gear, last week.

78.   Police had hoped Heer would not contest the case, thereby hastening extradition.

79.   Police had hoped the group were planning to leave Friday, after finding ferry tickets to Germany with a Friday date on some of those who were arrested.

80.   Police had hoped to search the vessel there.