Word: patrol
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...television reported today that three suspected "free-agents" who have recently entered the county are being tracked down. Their whereabouts are still unknown. Meanwhile, China continues to launch mock air and sea attacks near outlying islands. The U.S. has sent the aircraft carrier USS Independence and other warships to patrol the international waters off Taiwan to deter Beijing from further military action...
...Federation Tuesday. Following days of looting, arson and reported rape by angry Serbs, 100 Federation police moved into the Serb suburb of Grbavica. Hours before, departing Serbs had tossed grenades and set buildings ablaze before fleeing. The mixed Federation police force -- 75 Muslims, 20 Serbs and five Croats -- now patrol the district. "Recently, between 50,000 and 60,000 Serbs have fled and only 11,000 remain," says Calabresi. He also reports that there are serious difficulties in the Muslim-Croat Federation. "There are underlying political problems, including disagreement over ways in which Bosnia can be reunified," says Calabresi...
...Harvard police department is also accountable for the poor state of campus security which allows goons to victimize students. Although the new HUPD substation in Weld Hall is a positive improvement, police must do more to protect students. Police officers must patrol the streets much more vigilantly. The increased presence of police cruisers will deter criminals and make students feel more secure. Further, the Harvard police should constantly be on community patrols during the night. The patrols will be most effective if the police officers are on foot, bicycle or motorcycle. Harvard cops sitting in their patrol cars aren...
Meanwhile, Alexander has sought to appease the Republican right in ways that are at odds with his moderate record. Since 1994 he has adopted tortured new positions on abortion and affirmative action. He promises a "fifth branch of the military" to patrol U.S. borders for illegal immigrants and drug smugglers. And he allowed last week, in response to questions, that if he won the nomination, he would "consider" Pat Robertson, the loopy televangelist, as his running mate...
...olds with guns. People are afraid to go out at night," says U.S. attorney Guillermo Gil, the victim of a carjacking by a teenager high on crack. In the summer of 1993 the drug trade had got so bad that Governor Pedro Rossello sent in the National Guard to patrol housing projects, where much of the business is conducted. Two years later, not much has changed. Judges are lenient and bail low, says Pedro Toledo, Puerto Rico's police superintendent. "We arrest people who have committed three, four, five, six murders," he says, "and yet somehow they are free...