Their officers intervened to prevent further injuries or deaths.

By the time a black officer intervened, the 15-year-old had passed out.

According to some interviews she gave, a Mexican officer intervened to spare her and her daughter's life.

They were later released and had their weapons returned after Israeli officers intervened, the spokesman said.

In this case an officer intervened and was able to remove the victim as they were both struck by the bottle.

The senior officers did not intervene; instead, they stayed in their "pleasant" houses.

Eventually, she said, a black officer intervened and stopped the attack.

Commanding officers usually intervene, she said, only when there is a question of whether court-ordered child support or alimony was being paid.

He said that at one point a female officer intervened when he himself was threatened with violence.

An Australian officer intervened and persuaded the American commander to take his men away from the area.