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News Articles: arrests

Students and protesters raise peace signs in the air while listening to speakers at the encampment for Palestine on Tuesday, May 7, 2024, at the University of Washington Quad in Seattle. Large crowds amassed ahead of a speech by Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk at the HUB on UW's campus.

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Photos: Campus protests continue, police make arrests and clear encampments

Photojournalists at NPR member stations documented protests at college and university campuses nationwide this week.

May 11, 2024
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By:
  • Megan Farmer,
  • Matt Bowler,
  • and 2 more
Dozens of tents are seen on a lawn inside the Columbia University Campus after students refused to take down the encampment by the 2 p.m. EDT deadline given to students protesting by Columbia President Minouche Shafik.

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As student protesters get arrested, they risk being banned from campus too

Students continue to protest at campuses across the country, despite the risk of arrest. Some schools now threaten demonstrators with disciplinary action, while others promise the opposite.

April 29, 2024
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman,
  • Brian Mann,
  • and 1 more
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A man is accused of stealing a military truck the same day he was released from jail

Michael Stevens II, 38, was released from jail Friday and is now accused of stealing and driving a military vehicle through Maryland before being arrested in Maryland.

May 15, 2023
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By:
  • Ayana Archie
Crowds gather Downtown to watch cars laying drag and street racing over the weekend.

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  • News

Multi-agency response to Atlanta street racing leads to more than seven arrests

As chaotic scenes of stunt driving and street racing around the Georgia State University campus in downtown circulated on social media this weekend, a multi-agency response made more than seven arrests.

April 04, 2023
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By:
  • Collin Kelley
Hong Kong's outspoken cardinal Joseph Zen, center, and other religious protesters hold placards with "Respects religious freedom" written on them during a demonstration outside the China Liaison Office in Hong Kong, Wednesday, July 11, 2012.

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A Catholic cardinal and others are arrested on Hong Kong security law

The White House and U.S. politicians join others around the world in calling for the release of a retired archbishop, singer and others in the Chinese territory.

May 12, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Almost two months ago, two of Lady Gaga's French bulldogs were stolen and her dog walker shot. Five people have now been arrested in the case.

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  • Music

5 Facing Charges Over Shooting Of Lady Gaga's Dog Walker And Theft Of French Bulldogs

Three people are charged with robbery and attempted murder, while two others were deemed accessories to the initial crime. One was the woman who said she found the dogs after the February theft.

April 30, 2021
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
State Rep. Park Cannon is placed into the back of a Georgia State Capitol patrol car after being arrested at the state Capitol. Cannon was arrested after she attempted to knock on the door of Gov. Brian Kemp's office during his remarks after signing into law a sweeping Republican-sponsored overhaul of state elections.

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  • Politics

Georgia Lawmaker Arrested As Governor Signs Law Overhauling Elections

Democratic state Rep. Park Cannon, a Black woman, is facing charges after refusing to stop knocking on Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp's office door.

March 26, 2021
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz
One of the many security checkpoints in Washington, D.C., ahead of Wednesday's inauguration ceremony.

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  • National

Police Arrest Man With Handgun, Woman Impersonating Officer Near D.C. Checkpoints

In separate incidents over the weekend, police arrested a 63-year-old woman who claimed to be an officer and a 22-year-old man carrying a firearm, high-capacity magazines and unregistered ammunition.

January 17, 2021
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman

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