1.   He placed increasing emphasis on community policing, expanded the mounted unit and formed the Gang Intelligence unit.

2.   Mounted unit officers will be deployed on horseback by the barns, McHale said.

3.   Now he splits his time between caring for horses at the mounted unit and riding several times a week at Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve on Staten Island.

4.   The chance to mix a hobby with work was the main attraction for many of the officers who will make up the mounted unit.

5.   A police officer, a horse from the mounted unit and several other people were hit by rocks during the fracas, but no serious injuries were reported.

6.   In addition, he said, mounted units deter drug-trafficking and prostitution on the streets because they are highly visible and patrol more slowly than cars.

7.   The mounted Cossack units will help police to patrol city streets, and also will assist border guards and customs officers at the Chinese border.

8.   The sole remaining mounted unit of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police performed at a banquet for Pacific Rim leaders.