arrest
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Following the arrest, Brett Leatherman, assistant director of FBI Cyber, urged members of the group to hand themselves in "while the choice is still yours".
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
He and his employer have always maintained that the charges were false, and following his arrest, then-US President Joe Biden said he had "no higher priority" than bringing Gershkovich home.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
When Iza returned to L.A. in July 2024, those services resumed until Iza’s arrest in September of that year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
In an exclusive excerpt from his new book, “This Cursed Beautiful Land,” Evan Gershkovich searches for answers about his arrest while reporting in Russia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
Scores of letters were sent to the White House and the Justice Department demanding his arrest; many of them stated it was long overdue.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
Ortiz had several prior arrests in her home state, The Times has reported.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026
Sources confirmed to the paper that the arrests were neither "pre-planned nor intelligence-led".
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
Police cordoned off most of the area around the base following the arrests on Sunday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
Asked about the arrests Sunday on a trip to Chicago, President Trump said: “Working with Britain, it was an amazing job. We had them under investigation.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
A congressional delegation had traveled to Selma to investigate the mass arrests and determine if new legislation was needed to ensure voting rights.
From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman
The BBC now understands that one of the five men who was later arrested and then bailed had made the call himself.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
Police arrested Ortiz in Sherman Oaks about an hour after the shooting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026
A further twist emerged Monday after officials said that police were alerted to the plot in the early hours of Sunday by one of the arrested suspects, who called emergency services to tip them off.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
O'Neill told reporters in Dublin Tuesday that she did not expect to be arrested.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
One brother, Werner, was serving in Russia and was not arrested.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
Ray’s camera flits, with arresting rhythm, between the players; Aparna flits her eyelids as she names Cleopatra during the first round.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
In Europe and elsewhere, co-ordinated, multi-national police and customs operations take place regularly, seizing large numbers of stolen antiquities and arresting some of the traffickers.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
Designed by Ma Yansong, the new building in Los Angeles is a structure of arresting and unusual size and shape, but it becomes less impressive once you get inside.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
The lawyers asked that Frimpong bar immigration agents from arresting people in the district unless they’ve conducted an escape risk analysis.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
If it had not been for the metal staple arresting the pivoting, he might actually have fallen inside the hutch.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
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