All news on the topic: Arrests

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Europol: affiliate marketing is a key pillar of online investment fraud ecosystem
Two individuals have been arrested as authorities in Europe and Israel focus on companies associated with advertising campaigns for fraudulent online investment platforms.
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Counter terrorism police detain three men and a woman in planned operation
Four people have been arrested in Eastbourne and Brighton as part of an investigation into extreme right-wing terrorism, Counter Terrorism Policing South East said.
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Major crime crackdown in Brinnington nets 15 arrests, £200k heroin haul and dozens of weapons seized
A crime-fighting neighborhood policing operation is underway in Brinnington as local teams strive to disrupt illegal activities, arrest criminals, and take action according to public demand.
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Bulgaria-led Europol raid dismantles Balkan antiquities network after €870 million in looted artifacts traced to global art markets
A multi-country investigation resulted in arrests and the recovery of priceless cultural treasures from across the Balkans. These include masks, jewelry, and ceremonial items dating back to 2000 B.C. and are worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
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Robbers steal £450,000 watch and £1.1m in crypto after forcing way into car in Oxford
Masked robbers stole a £450,000 watch and £1.1 million in cryptocurrency after forcing their way into a car in Oxford.
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Police allege that ‘Penthouse Syndicate’ member Anya Phan gambled nearly $900k and helped run a $150m ghost-car loan fraud scheme
A woman who calls herself a fortune teller and feng shui master, accused of orchestrating a $70 million fraud scheme with her daughter, allegedly spent $880,193.37 of the stolen funds at two major casinos in Sydney
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Holiday camp boss admits decades of child abuse after running residential trips for up to 70 children a year
A 76-year-old man has admitted to 17 charges after reportedly attacking two children and contaminating sweets with sedatives at a summer camp.
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Driver arrested after ‘tasering man trying to stop him leaving hit-and-run scene’
A driver was arrested after allegedly using a taser on a man who was attempting to prevent him from fleeing a hit-and-run scene.
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Two teenagers stabbed in Manchester: police arrest two suspects
Police have sealed off a street in the Longsight area of Manchester after two teenagers were stabbed on Monday night.
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Teenager arrested after girl, 4, critically injured by firework in Burnley
A teenager has been arrested after a four-year-old girl was left fighting for her life in hospital when she was struck by a firework.
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Poland charges Russian ‘opposition’ activist who admits secretly spying for Kremlin
A Russian opposition activist arrested in Poland and due to go on trial next month has admitted he worked as an undercover agent for Russia’s FSB security service and informed on other opposition figures, court documents claim.
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Pro-Palestine protester beaten after lighting flare during Israel Philharmonic concert in Paris
This is the shocking moment a pro-Palestine protester lights a flare at a classical music performance – and receives a brutal beating.
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At least 16 arrested as Cambodia cracks down on reporters and activists over Thai border conflict
As clashes intensified on the border with Thailand, Cambodian authorities increased their crackdown on journalists and online activists covering the conflict and expressing their views.
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Four boys arrested after Bonfire Night chaos in Birmingham city centre
Four teenagers were arrested after police were attacked with fireworks in Birmingham city center on Bonfire Night.
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Bonfire Night chaos as police attacked with fireworks and teenagers arrested across UK cities
Bonfire Night descended into chaos across the UK, with cops pelted with fireworks and flares hurled at cars.
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Social media personality arrested over €88m Louvre crown jewels theft
One of the men arrested on suspicion of stealing €88m (£77m) of crown jewels from the Louvre Museum is a minor social media star with a passion for motorbikes who have worked as a security guard at the Pompidou centre, French media have reported.
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Libyan general wanted by ICC arrested in Tripoli on war crimes charges
A Libyan general wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity has been arrested in Tripoli.
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European authorities dismantle €600 million crypto fraud network, nine arrested across three countries
Authorities across Europe dismantled a massive cryptocurrency fraud and money laundering network, arresting nine suspects in a coordinated operation spanning Cyprus, Spain, and Germany.
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Georgia arrests German national linked to Tbilisi scam empire that defrauded thousands
Georgian authorities have arrested a German national connected to a Tbilisi-based scam call centre that defrauded thousands of individuals worldwide.
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Two men in police custody after mass stabbing on Cambridgeshire train
Two men are in custody after multiple stabbings on a high-speed train in Cambridgeshire that left two people with life-threatening injuries, police have said.
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Renowned comedian shows support for ’brave’ Graham Linehan following arrest
Jimmy Carr has called disgraced writer Graham Linehan ’brave’ while on tour in the US.
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Georgia arrests three Chinese citizens over uranium purchase plot
Georgia’s internal security service said on Saturday that it had arrested three Chinese citizens in the capital Tbilisi for attempting to illegally purchase two kilograms of "nuclear material" uranium, Georgia’s Interpress news agency reported.
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Gardaí face missiles and fireworks in third night of Dublin unrest
Twenty-three people were arrested after an hours-long standoff with Irish police, whose members were directly struck with fireworks, stones, and other debris on a third consecutive night of disorder in Dublin.
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Greece arrests 37 in €19.6m EU farm subsidy fraud crackdown
Greek authorities arrested 37 people across the country on Wednesday in a major crackdown on an organized criminal group accused of defrauding the EU’s agricultural subsidy system of more than 19.6 million euros ($22.7 million).
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Six arrested after violent anti-immigrant riot outside Dublin hotel housing asylum seekers
Six people have been arrested after Irish police clashed with hundreds of protesters outside a Dublin hotel that is used to accommodate asylum seekers following an alleged sexual assault on a young girl.