arrest
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Hickerson and his brother Zach Hickerson were present when emergency responders found Panettiere in cardiac arrest on Sunday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
Chow Hang-tung spoke to the BBC in 2021, weeks before her arrest on 4 June 2022.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
At the time of the indictment, Mexico’s Foreign Ministry said the U.S. request to arrest and extradite Rocha lacked sufficient evidence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
"He was broken and he was just crying," she said, struggling to hold back her own tears, recalling their first phone call after his arrest.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
He dropped his father’s family name, Litvyak, and replaced it with his mother’s, Kunavin, so that his identity wouldn’t be associated with his father’s arrest.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
A number of search warrants have been executed and it is a "possibility" there could be further arrests related to the case, she said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
It comes after three arrests connected to the same case were made in March.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
They added that as "two French representatives directly witnessed part of these events" Paris should "fully establish the circumstances of these arrests" and "take every necessary step to guarantee their rights, safety and release".
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
The federation confirmed he was suspended from his role "due to an ongoing police investigation" in a statement issued days after the arrests.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Raids by the SIM, like the one we had; arrests; accidents.
From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez
Officers from Kent Police arrested the man on Sunday while he was travelling to France by train.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
It is understood that Carse was not arrested.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
Two Zimbabweans and a Malawian national were also arrested.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
While German officials did not disclose the suspect's nationality, the Romanian police source, speaking on condition of anonymity, said it was one of the two young Ukrainians arrested in October.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
And, anyhow, we could always explain to the police what we're doing, and why....It's not like we'd be arrested.
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
On 15 July, when the annual Hong Kong Book Fair opened, national security police searched two more independent bookshops, Greenfield Bookstore and Have a Nice Stay, arresting five people for sedition.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Southeast Asia's biggest economy has long battled corruption in its public and private sectors despite strengthening anti-graft laws, creating special investigative commissions and arresting several high profile people.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
The company was awarded a contract to build the catapults and arresting gear for the Doris Miller in 2023.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
She told her arresting officers she did not know Levy's name but she had seen him in the area.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
Then, instead of arresting them, he gives all three tortillas and water—and toothpaste to clean up.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
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