In addition to department officers, each station elects its own officers.

As local sheriff's department officers and Federal law-enforcement officials carried out an investigation they estimated could take weeks, the mourning for the dead continued for another day.

I'll let your department officers handle the nuts and bolts, Lieutenant," she said, "but in general terms, the answer is yes and no.

Interviews with more than 50 firefighters and department officers show a mix of admiration and disdain for the former mayor.

As on the show, the film offers eight comic actors of varying improvisational talents and interest playing Reno, Nev., sheriff's department officers with no discernible abilities.

Now the two are rivals on the short list for the Los Angeles job after beating out the six senior department officers who were among the 13 candidates reviewed.

Earlier in the day on Tuesday, environmental department officers unsuccessfully tried to tranquilize the moose in Darien.

Yet experts say that finding a high-profile police chief who can satisfy the demands of various political constituencies and department officers is not simple.

Since April 1, the former transit officers have been represented by the Patrolmen's Benevolent Association, the union representing about 30,000 department officers.

Miami" (Fox), a big-screen version of the television comedy about sheriff's department officers, took in $10.4 million and finished fourth in the weekly rankings.