Chief Farrell said that the police had been called before to settle family disturbances.

Chief Farrell argues that the new station is necessary to improve response times to the fastest growing sections of town.

Chief Farrell acknowledged that the department's response times were "excellent" but said that they would be improved even more with the new station.

The store filed a police complaint later that day, Chief Farrell said.

Chief Farrell said that all three men were on parole at the time of the killing.

"We've got Chief Farrell on the phone for you."

One of the other women actually did the slashing, Chief Farrell said.

More applicants are now turned down than in past years, Chief Farrell said, because of arrest records and drug use.

"We are still awaiting the medical examiner's findings in that respect," Chief Farrell said.

"They were alone in a room," Chief Farrell said.