arrest

Example Sentences

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The New Orleans Police Department confirmed that officers arrested the “Megalopolis” and “Honey Boy” actor, 39, at 12:45 a.m. in the city’s famed French Quarter.

From Los Angeles Times

More than two weeks since Guthrie was reported missing, no arrests have been made, the sheriff's department confirmed on Tuesday, adding that more DNA found in the home is being analysed.

From BBC

“I don’t quite understand the need for all this secrecy. Don’t law enforcement agencies usually want to publicize big arrests? Aren’t smuggling busts public information?”

From Literature

Following his first escape in west London, Boakye travelled to an address in Thamesmead, south-east London, where he was located and arrested a day later.

From BBC

“I remember once in Paris, he just stepped out for cigarettes, and the next thing I knew, he was arrested by the police for floating nude down the Seine.”

From Salon