on suspicion of
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: due to being suspected of (a crime)
He was arrested on suspicion of robbery.
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When Manchester United star Mason Greenwood was arrested on suspicion of rape, causing actual bodily harm and making threats to kill in January 2022, protecting his privacy was not an issue as the allegations emerged via social media.
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Matt Slater, New York Times, 31 May 2025
Kenneth Fowler, 49, was arrested last week on suspicion of gunning down Daniel Flores on Cactus Road south of Otay Mesa Road in March 2023, police homicide Lt. Lou Maggi said.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2025
Two people — Jesus Ivan Rodriguez-Leyva, 36, and Julio Cesar Zuniga-Luna, 30, both Mexican nationals — were arrested on the beach on suspicion of smuggling the passengers on the boat, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2025
Seven former union officials — including two past chapter presidents — were arrested on suspicion of felony grand larceny, and a seventh was cited for misdemeanor petit larceny.
—Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 29 May 2025
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Matt Slater, New York Times, 31 May 2025
Kenneth Fowler, 49, was arrested last week on suspicion of gunning down Daniel Flores on Cactus Road south of Otay Mesa Road in March 2023, police homicide Lt. Lou Maggi said.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2025
Two people — Jesus Ivan Rodriguez-Leyva, 36, and Julio Cesar Zuniga-Luna, 30, both Mexican nationals — were arrested on the beach on suspicion of smuggling the passengers on the boat, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2025
Seven former union officials — including two past chapter presidents — were arrested on suspicion of felony grand larceny, and a seventh was cited for misdemeanor petit larceny.
—Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 29 May 2025
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