1.   Although the police union donates considerable sums of money and campaign help to elected officials, legislators insist that the outpouring of solidarity was not the product of lobbying.

2.   Among other findings, the commission accused the police union of sheltering corrupt police officers.

3.   An official with the police union said he expected Morgenthau to make an announcement Thursday.

4.   An officer seeking to avoid punishment first tries to win the support of a high ranking supervisor or trustee for the powerful police union.

5.   And he noted that the police union itself rejected productivity incentives in its negotiations.

6.   And the city police union has responded with loyalty, and not just in multimillion-dollar fees.

7.   And the department has been criticized by the police union and other observers for bending its hiring rules to try to meet recruiting goals.

8.   And the police union is seeking a wider investigation to include other criminal justice departments.

9.   At a news conference, the Rhode Island Minority Police Association unveiled several demands it has presented to Police Chief Urbano Prignano Jr. and the police union.

10.   A spokesman for the police union declined to comment Thursday.