offender
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A 20-year-old man, Diego Farquharson, of Birchen Grove, Brent, has been charged with assisting an offender and is due to appear before magistrates on Monday.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
The plan to ease prison congestion had initially included those convicted of manslaughter but, following a high profile outcry, on Saturday Andy Burnham said this category of offender had been ruled out.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
The judge said that the four would be sentenced following the outcome a trial of a fifth man, Subhan Ahmed, who has denied assisting an offender.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
Despite being the worst offender, thanks for evolving.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
“Mr. McNamara, is this child your main offender, your chief suspect, or a recalcitrant informer?”
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
He declined to say why the council doesn’t frequently tow or put parking boots on repeat offenders, although in the past using boots—“clamping” in the U.K.—has sparked blowback from Westminster residents.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
These were available between 2005 and 2012, and were given to offenders who pose a significant risk of causing serious harm to the public.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
In most cases involving young riders, the department refers offenders to an e-bike safety class instead of issuing a citation, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
At the time, Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Lisa F. Garcia called Amazon “among the top worst idling offenders in the city.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
Another Reagan appointee, Judge Stanley Marshall, told a reporter, “I’ve always been considered a fairly harsh sentencer, but it’s killing me that I’m sending so many low-level offenders away for all this time.”
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
