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Discover LudwigThe phrase "apprehends a suspect" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts related to law enforcement or criminal justice when describing the act of arresting or detaining someone suspected of a crime.
Example: "The officer apprehends a suspect after a brief chase through the alley."
Alternatives: "arrests a suspect" or "detains a suspect."
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James apprehends a suspect.
It is slang for when an officer makes an arrest or apprehends a suspect.
Similar(58)
Police apprehended a suspect in the shooting and stated that the two attacks were linked.
If you apprehend a suspect, he's a suspect until proven guilty.
A police officer was shot and wounded trying to apprehend a suspect in Albuquerque, N.M., Thursday night.
"Relentlessly working it to apprehend a suspect who initially appeared so calm, collected and out of reach".
The authorities have apprehended a suspect accused of setting fire to a wedding tent on Saturday, killing 41 people.
"We thank both Fairfax County Police and Loudoun County Sheriff's departments for their diligent efforts in investigating and apprehending a suspect," the statement read.
They also said it was unusual to try to apprehend a suspect with one hand while holding a gun in the other.
Within a day, the police announced that they had apprehended a suspect, an 18-year-old neighbor named David Bryant who had a previous history of trouble with the law, including two arrests for sexual misconduct.
The local police in Chardon, a town of 5,000, said they had apprehended a suspect on Monday afternoon, but Tim McKenna, the police chief, said they could not identify him publicly because he was a juvenile.
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