arrested

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New York police said Sunday that 63 people were arrested overnight as unruly crowds flooded into the city's streets to celebrate the Knicks' first NBA championship in 53 years.

From Barron's • Jun. 14, 2026

Clergy showed up at ICE detention centers and got arrested for it.

From Salon • Jun. 14, 2026

Chinese authorities said they arrested a Northern California scholar earlier this month, accusing him of espionage and endangering national security.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 13, 2026

In 2018, Fujimori was arrested as part of a sprawling corruption probe involving Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

I’d never seen a newspaper back home say such things about people possibly involved in crimes who hadn’t been arrested, but Mexican papers were quick to report speculations.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall