arrest
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The arrest occurred Aug. 13, according to inmate and court records.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
Prior to their arrest, Tahmasebi and Hashemi lived in Los Angeles and worked in academia.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
When emergency responders in Greenville, S.C., found Panettiere in an apartment on Sunday, she was unresponsive and in cardiac arrest.
From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2026
His arrest triggered nationwide protests in May 2023.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
When Sophie Scholl’s boyfriend, Fritz Hartnagel, heard of Sophie’s arrest, he discharged himself from a military hospital, where he was recuperating from a war injury.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
Marwa said the arrests demonstrated what could be achieved when international agencies worked together and vowed to pursue other members of the network.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
On the eve of the election, Zambia's Human Rights Commission said it was "actively monitoring arrests and detentions involving political candidates, supporters, journalists and other actors".
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
Last year, he embedded with Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials during raids, including in Chicago, where he and his crew taped arrests.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Police have made 19 arrests in connection with the disorder.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
The paper said the police were “following up leads” and “investigating clues,” but no arrests were made and gradually people stopped talking about it so much.
From "The Egypt Game" by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
Giribala was arrested a few days later and the mother and son remain in jail.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
He left the state for California, where he was arrested and extradited back to Washington.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
A Ukrainian man has been arrested in Croatia on suspicion of taking part in the bombing of the Nord Stream gas pipelines between Russia and Germany.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
The man was arrested on suspicion of felony evading, according to the LAPD.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
Heinck was the next one to be arrested.
From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple
Most arresting was the oldest opera represented here, Mozart’s “Così fan tutte,” given an acute updating by director Eric Einhorn and Kelley Rourke, who devised the brilliantly calibrated English adaptation of the libretto.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
Southeast Asia's biggest economy has long battled corruption in its public and private sectors despite strengthening anti-graft laws, creating special investigative commissions and arresting several high profile people.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
A California federal judge on Thursday signaled that she is likely to order immigration agents to stop arresting people without warrants unless they determine they are likely to escape.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 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
Skulason is a gentle and intense man with a gravitas that is arresting.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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