Examples of 'were arrested by the police' in a sentence

Meaning of "were arrested by the police"

were arrested by the police: This phrase is used to describe the action of law enforcement authorities apprehending and taking an individual into custody due to suspected criminal activity. It indicates that the person was detained by the police for investigation or legal proceedings

How to use "were arrested by the police" in a sentence

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were arrested by the police
Several dozen people were arrested by the police.
All were arrested by the police the same day.
It is reported that three of them were arrested by the police.
Four men were arrested by the police.
Twelve people accused of causing disturbances were arrested by the police.
They were arrested by the police and released a short time later.
Other camps held in place the men who were arrested by the police.
But they were arrested by the police before reaching the destination place.
After one of the meetings the author and other participants were arrested by the police.
Four students were arrested by the police.
After the funeral they tried to return to Colombo but were arrested by the police.
Lee and the three tourists were arrested by the police for physical assault.
After allegedly fleeing the scene, two other suspects were arrested by the police.
And they were arrested by the police not long after they arrived there.
Thermite and the other members of the New Enforcers were arrested by the police.

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Three unemployed young people were arrested by the police before being released two hours later.
Seven demonstrators and counter-demonstrators were arrested by the police.
Some locals were arrested by the police for public disturbance and malicious damage to properties.
Subsequently, the conspirators were arrested by the police.
M and F were arrested by the police on the same day.
After the match, numerous people were arrested by the police.
In total 59 people were arrested by the police for their involvement in the rally.
In Tarsus, a mob tried to lynch the suspects as they were arrested by the police.
About 30 protesters were arrested by the police and interrogated until late night.
In Delmas, people who were trying to burn a backhoe loader were arrested by the police.
These terrorists were arrested by the police who arrived at the crime scene after 3 minutes.
Afterwards, Manchester and Ben were arrested by the police.
Consin, were arrested by the police.
Twenty-six Bajrang Dal activists were arrested by the police.
Other Witnesses were arrested by the police, fingerprinted, photographed, and held in custody overnight.
About 15 suspected members of the group were arrested by the police.
In Malaga, 22 were arrested by the police during an anti-counterfeiting operation.
One man was seriously injured and 19 were arrested by the police.
The committee released its report in 2011, and over a hundred people were arrested by the police.
Some practitioners were injured and bleeding ; 45 were arrested by the police.
Another group occupied the embassy in August 1978, and were arrested by the police.

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