arrest
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Miriam died after a sudden cardiac arrest at the age of 17.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
Nigel Farage has announced Helen Jenner as the new leader of Reform in Wales, replacing Dan Thomas after his arrest on suspicion of assault and controlling or coercive behaviour.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
The police can arrest you, but you’re going to get out immediately because there is no place for them to go.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026
This led to his arrest for sedition and, ultimately, his ongoing exile in America.
From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2026
He’d violated State Department economic sanctions against Yugoslavia by playing a $5 million chess match against Boris Spassky in Sveti Stefan, Montenegro, in 1992, and an arrest warrant had been issued at that time.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
The authors, Jason Robey of the University of Iowa and Michael Light of the University of Wisconsin, analyzed data on crimes, arrests and prison admissions between 2000 and 2019.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
Dalhatu told the BBC that security officers had been pursuing suspected illegal miners in the community for several days before making arrests.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
Police say its database, searchable with a few keystrokes, has sped up arrests.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Officers monitor suspects from above, then their colleagues are directed to move in on foot to make seizures and arrests.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Nearly a year had passed since the fateful arrests at Rivonia.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
Later, Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary said six people had been arrested in Gosport on Tuesday evening after protesters "became hostile towards officers".
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
He was arrested in Exposition Park about 12 hours after his sister, Romy, discovered the bodies, police have said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
Sallay, who was arrested in February, denies the allegations.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
And he defended Mr. Trump up to the moment when Jimmy was arrested.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
On Saturday, June 27, while Haupt was driving his new car to pick up his cardiogram results, the FBI arrested him.
From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple
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
About 18 months later, when another arresting wire failed on the Truman, the Navy investigation listed “high operational tempo and inadequate manning” as a “causal factor.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Macron has been pushing for French children to spend less time in front of screens, which the government fears is arresting their development.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
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
“Myma is still in New York, her native habitat. No doubt she is trying to taunt the police into arresting her in some demonstration at this very moment.”
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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