offender
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A 20-year-old man, Diego Farquharson, of Birchen Grove, Brent, has been charged with assisting an offender and is due to appear before magistrates on Monday.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
The judge said that the four would be sentenced following the outcome a trial of a fifth man, Subhan Ahmed, who has denied assisting an offender.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
Despite being the worst offender, thanks for evolving.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
Kozlowski's wife, Sandra Kozlowska, 38, also from Kirkby, was convicted of assisting an offender after she helped her husband to avoid suspicion by depositing money in bank accounts for him and lying to the police.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
Today a repeat offender had been brought before her, someone who had broken the rules before.
From "The Giver" by Lois Lowry
These were available between 2005 and 2012, and were given to offenders who pose a significant risk of causing serious harm to the public.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
In most cases involving young riders, the department refers offenders to an e-bike safety class instead of issuing a citation, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
At the time, Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Lisa F. Garcia called Amazon “among the top worst idling offenders in the city.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
The time police must wait before being able to destroy a seized vehicle has been reduced from 14 to seven days, making it harder for offenders to reclaim and reuse them.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Some states changed their statutes to create more hopeful sentences for child offenders.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
