1.   At first, police assumed the incident was a botched robbery turned massacre.

2.   But when asked if the police should assume primary responsibility for the safety of school hallways, he is vague.

3.   However, in recent years, New York police have assumed a more aggressive presence, especially in black neighborhoods.

4.   Many civil rights leaders suspect that the police assumed Young was a criminal because of his race.

5.   She said police assumed that he was involved because the councilman was at their house.

6.   The man fears for his life, because rebel activity in his village is on the rise and police may assume that all residents are Maoist sympathizers.

7.   The police initially assumed all the victims died of alcohol poisoning from moonshine vodka, a common cause of death in the provinces.

8.   Police assumed the woman was overcome by pungent cabbage fumes, reporters at the newspaper said.

9.   But in fighting and combating crime, the police cannot assume the roles of a judge, jury and executioner, all rolled into one.

10.   He said police assumed the four were planning an attack, though it was possible that they were just looking for work.