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Since their arrests, the defendants have remained in custody on $500,000 bail after prosecutors said Sit and Liu were “packed and ready to flee when they were arrested last June.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2026

The BBC understands that Parry's DBS check was clear because the online "Update" service used by many employers, only searches for non-conviction information, including arrests, every nine months.

From BBC • Jun. 18, 2026

At the time, the departures left the office understaffed amid a glut of habeas corpus petition cases from federal immigration detainees challenging their arrests during the surge.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 16, 2026

During the 2024 Paris Olympics, authorities detected 355 drone incursions, leading to 81 arrests, according to a French National Assembly report.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

When there were still no arrests several months later, the whispers became louder, and public criticisms of the police, sheriff, and local prosecutor were aired in the local newspaper and on local radio stations.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson