1.   They stopped the cab and gave him a lift home, teasing him lightly about the toasts.

2.   But because officials have provided so little information about the case, it is still unclear why the cab was stopped.

3.   Cabs are stopped only rarely.

4.   The judge suggested that the department issue written rules and establish either checkpoints or roving patrols that stop all cabs that pass through an area.

5.   Officers were told to stop cabs in a certain sequence, for example every third occupied taxi they saw.