11.   But the police soon closed their investigation, reporting to townspeople that no laws had been broken.

12.   Capitol police also closed off the second floor of the Capitol, preventing reporters from making inquiries.

13.   Cars jammed a mile-and-a-half portion of the southbound Saw Mill Parkway in Yonkers after the police closed a section of flooded road.

14.   Earlier in the day, Washington police closed a warehouse being used by anti-IMF organizers.

15.   Fearing violence and congestion, the police closed the center of the city to most traffic for scores of blocks.

16.   In Serb-held Brcko, police closed a key bridge to all but pedestrian traffic, making it difficult for some to reach their polling stations.

17.   Inevitably, too, the police close major streets.

18.   Late Saturday, police briefly closed the bridge connecting Laughlin with Bullhead City after they said they received credible reports that more violence could happen.

19.   On Wednesday, the police closed a main thoroughfare on the western edge of the compound, causing traffic jams that paralyzed much of downtown.

20.   On Wednesday, the police closed Magheru Boulevard to permit big ceremonies at the crosses, which are on a traffic divider.