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arrest

[uh-rest] / əˈrɛst /






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Spears, 44, was arrested by the California Highway Patrol around 9:30 Wednesday night and booked around 3 a.m.

From Los Angeles Times

There was no mention of any arrests being made or of any drugs seized in its statement.

From BBC

On Thursday, the public inquiry also heard how months before the attacks, police took "no steps" to execute a warrant for Calocane's arrest that was still outstanding on the day of the attacks.

From BBC

Barrister Harry Laidlaw, prosecuting, told the judge that Lancashire had been arrested in September.

From BBC

When McCullagh was arrested on the evening of 19 December, Ms McCullough told the court she was "worried about him" and his "mental health".

From BBC