Three whites were taken away in police wagons, but officers refused to say why.

He found the gates closed, and the commanding officer refused to open them.

Ms. Williams became especially upset, officials said, when the officers refused to help or get out of their car.

The officer said it was his first summons of the day but refused to say more.

The officer on the scene refused to ticket the other driver.

Both officers refused to appear in a lineup, he said.

"The officer refused the medal on the basis of his religious beliefs and had every right to do so."

In that case, the officers can refuse a doctor's request.

Even when a telephone is finally brought to the College, the officers of arms refuse to plug it in.

Other officers sometimes refused to believe his father was really an officer.