arrested
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While it is unclear why the journalists were arrested, some local reports have linked their detention to a Togolese investigative journalist who is living in exile in France.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Prosecutors charge Zhuravlyov worked closely with Sergiy Kuznetsov, another Ukrainian man who was arrested in Italy last year before being extradited to Germany.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
The captain of an overloaded boat that capsized in New York Harbor earlier this month, killing a woman and her 5-month-old infant, has been arrested by federal authorities and faces deportation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
A sheriff’s task force later arrested Angel Castro, 21, during a traffic stop in San Bernardino.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
“Say, that bloke that Miss McQuatters mentioned—the clerk that got arrested for stealing files. Did your mum know him?”
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
