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apprehend

verb as in catch and arrest

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Ismael Ayala-Uribe, 39, died Sept. 22 about a month after being apprehended while working at the Fountain Valley Auto Wash, where he had worked for 15 years, according to a GoFundMe post by his family.

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The driver fled the scene after the incident, but a suspect was later apprehended about two to three miles from the incident near San Juan Capistrano.

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“We’ll do everything to apprehend the perpetrators of these acts,” he said.

Former NFL star Antonio Brown chose Friday not to contest his extradition from New Jersey to Miami after he was apprehended by U.S.

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He was apprehended at the Channel Tunnel while fleeing to Spain in a borrowed Bentley with a suitcase full of cash.

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