wrongly identified
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A former police officer wrongly identified as being at the scene of Henry Nowak's arrest and subsequent death has said she is scared for her safety and has been hiding in a safe house.
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026
The names of the wrongly identified men were shared in posts alongside calls to arrest them.
From Slate ● Jan. 28, 2026
It comes ahead of a High Court challenge against the force's use of the technology, after a man was wrongly identified near London Bridge last year.
From BBC ● Jan. 19, 2026
Determined to be his “own best advocate,” he set out to prove he was wrongly identified by problematic witnesses.
From New York Times ● May 7, 2022
Yet even if the Roman numerals were a later addition, it is hardly credible that the shrine of so popular a saint could have been wrongly identified.
From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Salisbury A Description of its Fabric and a Brief History of the See of Sarum by Gleeson White