offender

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But police officials said one helpful tool has been a law allowing investigators to aggregate the thefts of a repeat offender at the same store.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

Those files exposed a friendship between the convicted sex offender and Peter Mandelson, a Labour Party grandee and Mr. Starmer’s choice for ambassador to Washington.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

Two girls aged 16 and 17 have been arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

The move follows mounting scrutiny over Ferguson’s friendship with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, following the release of millions of documents by the US Department of Justice earlier this year.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

“I will not be interfered with by Jane,” said Mrs. Pocket, with a majestic glance at that innocent little offender.

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens