arrested

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The driver was arrested on charges of operating a vehicle in a closed section of the lake and for other water safety equipment violations, police said.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

The pair fled on foot, police said, and were apprehended by officers, while Rodriguez-Pulido was arrested nearby while driving a suspected getaway vehicle.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

Nigeria's anti-corruption agency says it has arrested former Power Minister Saleh Mamman a week after he was sentenced to 75 years in jail on corruption charges.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

Christopher Sanchez, 26, Owen Rivera-Chacon, 24, and Edisson Fabian Boyaca, 27, were arrested May 1 during a surveillance operation into the suspected burglary crew in Santa Clarita, prosecutors said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

As the war intensified, the Gestapo arrested people who denounced Hitler, the Nazi Party, or the war.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti