arrest
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At the time of their arrest, writes Ms. Salter, “no one in the entire apparatus of the Far Eastern Bureau knew where more bodies were buried than Yakob and Tatyana.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Dimon has denied ever meeting Epstein or knowing about him until his 2019 arrest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
The outlet said the proceedings in the case were still ongoing at the time of York’s arrest.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
Le's pickup truck was illegally parked on a street near the US Supreme Court building and the US Capitol at the time of his arrest.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
The lieutenant had decided Mudd was guilty of something and he would arrest him sooner or later.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
Essayli’s office did not respond to a request for information on those alleged arrests or its broader investigation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
They noted that ICE already is contending with criticism for multiple deaths in custody and during arrests.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
The force said Operation Portaledge had brought dozens of arrests and there was a "resolution of differences" between rival groups.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
A number of search warrants have been executed and it is a "possibility" there could be further arrests related to the case, she said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
Nok's father had no interest in making arrests, but he did plan to give the village leaders a talking-to.
From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat
When the Shanghai Municipal Police arrested them for suspected communist activities on June 15, 1931, the pair identified themselves as the Belgians Hilaire Noulens and Marie Motte—no, it was Fernand and Marie Vandercruyssen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Police said 17 people, aged between 18 and 61, had been arrested across Teesside as part of an investigation into the lead-up to the crash.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
The net began to tighten when, in October 2000, Slobodan Milošević was himself arrested and later delivered to the Hague.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
Officers with the Nevada Violent Offender Task Force arrested Hughes after tracking him down to a southeast Las Vegas apartment, Robert Clark, a U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
Later, Kathy would tell me that while she wasn’t arrested, her roommate, Pat, was among those who were.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
The solution, the IMF says: “Fiscal stimulus should be focused on durably boosting consumption by investing in people” and arresting the property bust.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
In a podcast, Mansour spoke about how in the 1970s and 1980s soldiers would confiscate posters and postcards, arresting the sellers.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
It is part of a push by President Emmanuel Macron for children to spend less time in front of screens, which the government fears is arresting their development.
From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026
The company was awarded a contract to build the catapults and arresting gear for the Doris Miller in 2023.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Skulason is a gentle and intense man with a gravitas that is arresting.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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