1.   Police reported yesterday that four black men were stabbed and hacked to death in a battle in Magoda township.

2.   The four persons who were beaten and burned not only were homeless, but were reported by police to be drug addicts.

3.   Police reported no new congestion on roads, although traffic was expected to be heavier because of the rain.

4.   Police reported a number of minor incidents but no further serious accidents.

5.   And just this week, police reported the killings of three Buddhist monks and the abduction of a German tourist.

6.   As the political and financial elite converged at the forum this week, New York police reported a modest, eight forum-related arrests.

7.   Across the country, police have reported a growing number of these incidents, including such popular places as Disneyland in California.

8.   Across New England, police reported dozens of car accidents and stalled cars in the storm.

9.   All of the counties in the path of the storm suffered nearly universal power failures, and the police reported toppled trees and shattered glass.