Security was tight, with police officers in cruisers and on foot making regular patrols around the barricaded federal courthouse.

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Another Chinese marine surveillance ship fleet carried out regular patrols in the South China Sea on Sunday, according to Xinhua.

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At first, American military police ran regular patrols through the nearby city of Marble, handing out candy to kids in the street.

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It recently suspended its regular patrols because of the escalating violence.

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But Serb civilian vehicles in the suburb of Grbavica traveled behind NATO troops as they cleared roads of snow and conducted regular patrols, NATO spokesman Maj.

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