But when the first car halted at the river bank, there wasn't a sign of any muggers.
The fugitive car had halted near a corner a block ahead, where people were coming out of a late movie show.
The cars halted at the top of the hills.
The car came around again and halted beside the men.
It was as if the car had halted there briefly.
The car halted at the end of a lane.
When the car finally halted, eight people came to surround it.
The car halted a few yards in from the entrance of the drive and a man emerged.
The big car halted just short of being seen.
The beat-up car halted in the middle of the street.