When Sergeant DeMerell's boss, Joseph Biraglia, the mall protective services site supervisor, took over three years ago, the mall officers carried nightsticks.

They carry nightsticks but not guns.

Marine guards lummoxed down ladders, carrying nightsticks, wearing white helmets, 3 A.M. at sea.

The police were carrying only nightsticks and shields, and state officials contended that no strikers were injured in the police raid.

Today the police on patrol carry pistols and nightsticks, not assault rifles.

Full-fledged officers carry guns and wear metal shields on their uniforms; auxiliary officers carry nightsticks and wear old-fashioned stars.

Should firefighters wield guns as well as hoses, and garbage collectors carry nightsticks along with trash?

They carry nightsticks and Polish-made gas grenades that, in the words of one policeman, "are likely to harm only ourselves."

Large numbers of uniformed police officers surrounded the building, but to avoid provocation they did not carry sidearms or nightsticks.

The guards, who carry nightsticks, said they have been pleading with city government for other weapons, and for hazardous-duty pay.