arrest
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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
Following Rocha Moya’s indictment, Washington demanded that Mexico arrest the governor and extradite him to the United States.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
At the time of the indictment, Mexico’s Foreign Ministry said the U.S. request to arrest and extradite Rocha lacked sufficient evidence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
"Could you get a nurse? My chest feels very...tight. I think I'm going into cardiac arrest."
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
She referred questions about arrests to the L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
Interpol said many aspects of Jackal IV remained under investigation but preliminary outcomes included arrests in Argentina, Italy, Romania and South Africa.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 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 federation confirmed he was suspended from his role "due to an ongoing police investigation" in a statement issued days after the arrests.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
White men comprised 78 percent of the arrests for this offense in 1990 when new mandatory minimums governing drunk driving were being adopted.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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
The police seized more than 100 works when Gao was arrested two years ago.
From The Wall Street Journal ● 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
Images that appeared on social media on Sunday showed Carse, 31, in handcuffs outside a bar in Derby on Saturday night and he was briefly arrested and subsequently de-arrested.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
So what protected Marina from being arrested during the Great Terror, if hard work, success, and national glory weren’t enough to keep you from suspicion?
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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 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
This suggests that BOJ tightening will be crucial to arresting the fall.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
I even tell Thomas, as we wander the lavish ballroom with its endless banquet tables and chandeliers, that arresting Day has filled the gaping hole Metias’s death left in my life.
From "Legend" by Marie Lu
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