11.   An independent prosecutor could investigate if police officials failed to -- and then prosecute the cases as well.

12.   An Israeli police official says he collapsed while being chased.

13.   An operator at the police department said last night that police officials would not comment on the case.

14.   And many police officials, including New York City Police Commissioner William J. Bratton, disagreed about how pervasive the problem was.

15.   And police officials are still trying to increase the number of officers on the street.

16.   And suburban police officials say it makes sense to send officers to malls, which have become the equivalent of downtown shopping streets.

17.   And many police officials fell short of projecting the confidence that their departments could handle a new terrorist threat.

18.   And there has been at least one success story on another law enforcement web page to whet the appetite of police officials.

19.   And the police official Mbuli criticized has just been forced to resign, accused of ordering a subordinate to forge papers covering up her involvement in a car accident.

20.   And, they said, police officials have been less available for interviews than before.