The Metro Police who are in charge of traffic policing in the country's major cities are also taking part in the strike.

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According to the Nashville Metro Police Department, White was arrested shortly before 2 a.m. at Loews Vanderbilt Hotel after pulling a fire alarm, forcing authorities to evacuate the hotel.

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He backed up Paul Toy, the Metro-Dade police diver who was called upon to probe the impact crater.

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The police operation at the metro depot took place shortly before 04:00, with about 100 riot police officers entering the area where workers had barricaded themselves overnight.

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The force has refused to say if there was a police chase, but it has been confirmed a police car did not crash into the stolen Metro.

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Police officers in a marked vehicle had spotted the Metro two minutes before the crash.

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The young woman's husband was living in Chicago, Illinois, police said, but Kanwal remained at her father's home and worked at a metro Atlanta Wal-Mart for a brief time.

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