arrest
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Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak can serve the remaining two years of his abuse of power sentence under house arrest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
After her arrest, Lavie’s attorneys unsuccessfully sought a mental health diversion for her case.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
O'Neill has all the nous in the world to arrest this, but he needs to do it quickly.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Mummolo maintained that the “overwhelming majority” of the arrest records included a discussion of flight risk but added that agents were “not required to document that.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
This allows the accused the opportunity to make the government prove to a judge that their arrest and imprisonment is justified.
From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple
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
More than 250 arrests have been made and 84 operations have been carried out since the ORCs launch in 2024.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Police say its database, searchable with a few keystrokes, has sped up arrests.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
A Los Angeles federal judge has ordered immigration agents to stop making civil arrests without a warrant unless they first determine that a person is likely to escape before one can be obtained.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
Nearly a year had passed since the fateful arrests at Rivonia.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
The identities of the man arrested and the hit-and-run victim haven’t been released by authorities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
The owners, Lin Wang, 46, and Xian Wang, 48, both of San Jose, were arrested Sept. 10, as was Rui Wang, 42, described as a managing employee.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
He was arrested and held in a police station for five hours, but no further action was taken because of a lack of evidence.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
He was arrested, charged and suspended in December 2023, and retired from the force two years later.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Soon after, the Gestapo arrested Burger on trumped-up charges.
From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple
The ruling requires federal immigration agents to consider the totality of the circumstances known to them before arresting someone without a warrant.
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
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
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
They may be arresting Dad at this very moment.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
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