Sentence examples for arrested down from inspiring English sources

The phrase "arrested down" is not correct and does not make sense in written English.
It seems to be a misunderstanding or misphrasing, as "arrested" typically refers to detaining someone, while "down" does not fit in this context.
Example: "He was arrested down the street" would be incorrect; it should be "He was arrested down the road."
Alternatives: "detained" or "taken into custody."

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The police said 91 people were arrested, down sharply from the antiwar protest in Manhattan last month, when 274 people were arrested or issued summonses.

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At a massive protest in New York City, meanwhile, several participants have reportedly been arrested, while down on Wall Street, investment firm State Street Global Advisors has installed a statue of a "Fearless Girl" defiantly staring down the iconic bull.

The festival and police would offer no comment but did confirm that by 10am on Thursday there had only been 11 arrests, down from last year, mainly in connection with thefts from tents and some drug offences.

Numerous arrests down here as deputies force people to move fast down the road, just saw someone get tased.

4/5 adenocarcinoma cell lines failed to cell cycle arrest, down-regulate c-Myc or induce p21 in response to TGFβ, and modulation of a Smad3/4 specific promoter was inhibited.

They were gunned down, arrested and tortured by the regime.

He was turned down, arrested, tortured and pushed close to suicide.

He added: "The people responsible will be tracked down, arrested and punished".

Thailand's team has been particularly efficient: It tracked down, arrested and prosecuted a major tiger trafficking ring following six months of investigations that cost less than $7,000.

An anonymous, underground drug trafficking web site Silk Road has been busted and the founder has been arrested, effectively shutting down a $1 billion+ revenue business after two years.

On February 3rd, fourteen activists were arrested after locking down to an excavator on Coal River Mountain.

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