1.   The police were prowling the streets in their patrol cars.

2.   But after the opening of direct trade links China, police now prowl the beaches looking for smugglers.

3.   Phoenix police have long prowled the streets looking for prostitutes and pedophiles.

4.   The police now prowl the beaches, shining flashlights across the surf.

5.   Police prowled the streets Thursday, using tear gas and dogs to disperse a mob attempting to loot a downtown shopping center.

6.   Police prowled the streets, using tear gas and dogs to disperse a crowd Thursday at a downtown shopping center, where mobs attempted to loot a general store.

7.   Police prowled through piles of garbage Tuesday after cleaners discovered a pair of human legs in a black travel bag, a Hong Kong police spokesman said.