41.   Because Hidrovic was not carrying identification, the officers, instead of handing him a summons for jaywalking, took him to the station house, police said.

42.   Because no one knew of the pregnancy, or heard anything during the delivery, they were shocked when she was arrested, police said.

43.   Because the group consists of many leaders and is egalitarian in its operations, all participants in a robbery receive equal pay for equal work, police said.

44.   Before DiNapoli arrived, Morales left the scene to get a gun, police said.

45.   Before the attackers left him lying bloodied on the sidewalk, they took his square-toed leather boots, apparently as a final humiliation, the police said.

46.   Both died on the scene, likely shot late Tuesday night, police said.

47.   Both officers pulled their guns thinking that something shiny they saw was a weapon, police said.

48.   Both women had the distinctive markings of the Bloods gang burned onto their bodies, the police said.

49.   A beeper was found near the bag but it was not clear whether it belonged to the suspect, the police said.

50.   A cabdriver who was robbed two weeks ago may have saved another cabbie from the same fate and helped police arrest a Kansas City man, police said Wednesday.