arrest
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Agents sifted through hundreds of thousands of records seized during Kao’s arrest and found that many were consistent with his account of widespread influence peddling.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
After Kao’s arrest, he added, the company fully cooperated with law enforcement.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
The Bangor Conwy Môn MS took over after her predecessor Dan Thomas quit as leader following an arrest on suspicion of assault and controlling or coercive behaviour.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
I think when people talk about not wanting to criminalize homelessness, the policies there are really around not punishing people for not having a home, not wanting to arrest people for being on the streets.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026
The action likely saved many Jews from arrest and deportation to the extermination camps.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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
The officer is seen jumping out of the car after spotting the suspect and takes out his taser and arrests him.
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
Selma’s black teenagers had been marching, protesting and submitting to arrests for months.
From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman
On Sept. 30, 2020, law enforcement raided Navatek’s Honolulu offices and arrested Kao for fraud.
From Salon ● 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
But weeks later, his actress girlfriend Rhea Chakraborty was arrested following accusations from Rajput's father that she had contributed to his suicide.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
And he defended Mr. Trump up to the moment when Jimmy was arrested.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
“Even better, I shall have them arrested for disturbing the peace. They are a disturbance to the peace of my home. Miss Lumley, you must ring for a constable, quickly!”
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
Police officers can be seen handcuffing and arresting a man in video footage from OnScene.TV.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 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
The solution, the IMF says: “Fiscal stimulus should be focused on durably boosting consumption by investing in people” and arresting the property bust.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 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
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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