arrest

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The cause of death, the brother-in-law was told, was cardiac arrest.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

“This arrest comes following a contact earlier that day at a nearby transit center for similar circumstances,” the department’s statement read.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

He stepped down the following November when his company, Convers Sports Initiatives, went into administration following his arrest over the fraud allegations.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

The “Federal Contraband” hitmaker was still on house arrest in January when the alleged music studio takeover took place.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 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