In the mid-1970's, when a police squad was formed to prevent robberies, minority leaders charged that its real purpose was to harass blacks.

There, the two officers are involved in preventing robberies and attempting to close down a local crack house.

"They do all they can to prevent robberies."

Suddenly he decided he could at least use this meeting to prevent further robberies.

A third exit was locked to prevent robberies.

In the past year, the police commissioner has repeatedly criticized the banks for failing to take measures to prevent robberies.

The unit had been established to patrol high-crime areas in an effort to prevent robberies, rapes, murders and assaults.

The shooting was the latest case involving off-duty or retired police officers being shot while trying to prevent robberies.

Church officials responded by saying that they were merely trying to prevent assaults and robberies in the St. Mark's graveyard.

Cardona thinks that he may have been watching here, to prevent further robberies.