arrested

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AFP journalists saw several people arrested by police, who also fired tear gas to disperse the growing crowds.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

He was arrested two days after a new law banning harassment motivated by a person's sex came into force.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Shortly after, he texted his older brother to say he thought he would get arrested.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Finally, in April, Tindal went to the local county attorney and sheriff to have McClain arrested for writing bad checks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

She’d thought that keeping secrets would just feel like obeying her father—protecting him, maybe, because what if the police arrested fathers who told their daughters to act like robots pretending to be kids?

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix