alerted

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The two men were linked to the plot about a week before the UFC fight was scheduled, after a relative of an alleged co-conspirator alerted authorities.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2026

While one of the group distracted the teenager, another called police and alerted them to what the defendant was saying.

From BBC • Jun. 15, 2026

Local health departments have alerted residents to the potential for measles exposures at doctors offices.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2026

Police there had been alerted by another Discord user who, after hearing what had happened from Law, asked a friend in the US to contact authorities.

From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026

Lafayette Baker seized the telegram, rushed back to his headquarters, and alerted his cousin Luther Byron Baker to the news of the sighting.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson