But for those who would protect neighborhoods from the irresponsible placement of golf courses, the obstacles are momentous.

The Mayor should stop pointing fingers at protesters and the media and help the police find a way to protect neighborhoods while also serving them.

"There are other methods to protect neighborhoods."

"What it will do is protect neighborhoods," Mrs. Shulman said.

The police captain confesses that he has been using supernatural means to return good cops to the streets and protect previously violence-ridden neighborhoods.

The freeway, proposed in 1957, drew the wrath of environmentalists and of residents who wanted to protect neighborhoods.

Mr. Sabah said that the police are going out of their way to protect Palestinian neighborhoods from crime.

Those in favor of the recent downzonings say they will protect neighborhoods against out-of-scale development, especially in places without the infrastructure needed to handle growth.

The brigade protected the Green Zone and surrounding neighborhoods in Baghdad.

For decades, the police concentrated not on solving crimes but protecting white neighborhoods and suppressing dissent in black ones.