arrest
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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
Kavala, 68, became a symbol of a government crackdown on civil society in Turkey following his arrest in October 2017.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
The disqualification sparked protests in Moscow, leading to the arrest of some demonstrators and brief jail terms for four people.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
But the local sheriff’s department did not arrest them.
From "Fannie Never Flinched" by Mary Cronk Farrell
She referred questions about arrests to the L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 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
The Human Rights Commission in Zambia has meanwhile called for accountability over people whose whereabouts remain unknown following arrests and security operations around the elections.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Every day there were more and more arrests.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
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
A Southern California man who had a guillotine in the back of his pickup truck has been arrested near the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
Police said 17 people, aged between 18 and 61, had been arrested across Teesside as part of an ongoing investigation into the lead-up to the crash.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
The artist, Gao Zhen, is a U.S. permanent resident who was arrested when he was visiting his studio on the outskirts of Beijing in 2024.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
But if they were ever questioned or arrested in America, they needed to know their new life histories inside and out so they sounded natural and, most important, believable.
From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple
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
A critical duty was arresting 27% inflation, which Zhu accomplished by putting himself in control of the financial sector and firing hapless officials including the country’s central-bank chief.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
On Tuesday, investigators found Valdez and his Ford in Redlands and conducted a traffic stop, arresting him without incident.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
“How lovely,” breathed Mercy, her voice as arresting as her eyes, “to see you after all these years, Katherine!”
From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare
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