A uniformed patrolman appeared on the other side of the street, further down.

Rick Ellis and the other uniformed patrolman sprang off the couch and headed for the door.

They were black oxfords, incidentally, polished to a high sheen and far more suitable for a uniformed patrolman than scotch-grain loafers.

Schmidt went out, leaving him in the custody of a uniformed patrolman who chewed a pencil stub and scowled at a crossword puzzle.

Plainclothes detectives stood in groups with uniformed patrolmen, faces tense, voices hushed.

I encountered a couple of uniformed patrolmen on the third floor.

"Your boys?" Jolober asked, thumbing toward the tanks sheepishly reversing down the street under the guidance of white- uniformed patrolmen.