Perhaps most significantly, Mr. Ward said, no one seemed to be in charge of directing officers who arrived on the scene.

Hanfor stood on a mounting block in the courtyard, directing officers and armsmen.

Two months later, an inmate directed officers to a telephone where they unscrewed the mouthpiece and found a stash of 40 razors.

They had been found where Ricki Sue had directed officers to look, bound to trees, naked, and lumpy with mosquito bites.

Hayward could hear Miller directing other officers to drop their canisters down the boreholes that dotted the floor of the tunnel.

In directing officers in his area, the supervisor monitors their work and performance and effects some control over their output.

Justice John P. Dunne said that his order effectively directed officers to return to work, and that a hearing had been set for Thursday morning.

The helicopter is also able to provide video footage, which is vital in directing officers and other emergency services during major incidents.

Chief John Suchocki of the Windsor Locks police said his office received a call from someone at 5:20 p.m. directing officers to the repair shop, B&B Automotive.

The board then directed officers to explore other alternatives, including a possible financial restructuring.