arrest
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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
Nigel Farage has announced Helen Jenner as the new leader of Reform in Wales, replacing Dan Thomas after his arrest on suspicion of assault and controlling or coercive behaviour.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 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
This led to his arrest for sedition and, ultimately, his ongoing exile in America.
From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2026
The elderly vegetable lady three stores down told me that the cat had mewed at her door the night of our arrest and she had taken him in.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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
Police say its database, searchable with a few keystrokes, has sped up arrests.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 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
Over the past week the authorities raided association offices, blocked websites and made arrests across multiple provinces.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
From their arrests in 1950 through their 1951 trial in New York City to their eventual execution by electric chair in 1953, the Rosenbergs made front-page news.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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
Sallay, who was arrested in February, denies the allegations.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
Lumbard said the plaques had already been recycled by the time authorities arrested Green.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
And he defended Mr. Trump up to the moment when Jimmy was arrested.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
They couldn't have rounded up and arrested the saboteurs without it.
From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple
The production is marked by a rare fluidity and ease, while at the same time bristling with energy and bright humor interspersed with moments of arresting, rich feeling.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
The lawyers asked that Frimpong bar immigration agents from arresting people in the district unless they’ve conducted an escape risk analysis.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
Designed by Ma Yansong, the new building in Los Angeles is a structure of arresting and unusual size and shape, but it becomes less impressive once you get inside.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 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
“It’s nothing. You heard them, no one is arresting anyone.”
From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez
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