91.   Tourism officials acknowledge ruefully that the crime wave has scared away many visitors, most of whom come to Macau to gamble in its somewhat down-at-the-heel casinos.

92.   West Valley Councilwoman Laura Chick, a candidate for city controller, questioned whether the city is ready to prevent a crime wave this summer.

93.   While diplomats say there is no indication that foreigners have been disproportionately targeted by criminals, they say tourists have sometimes been snared in the crime wave.

94.   With no end in sight to the current crime wave, things could get worse.

95.   Police say they are under extreme pressure to combat an exploding crime wave, and need to use force to protect themselves.

96.   Premier Costas Simitis said Friday Greece will no longer tolerate what he described as an immigrant crime wave and pledged drastic measures to rid the country of the problem.

97.   Preval, police authorities, diplomats and representatives of the U.N. military support mission met Saturday to discuss ways to deal with the crime wave.

98.   Protesters shouted for an end to the crime wave.

99.   Police, meanwhile, have been unable to stop a crime wave.

100.   A British-born journalist and a top veterinarian were stabbed to death in separate attacks, becoming among the latest victims of a crime wave in South Africa.