Sentence examples for caught the authorities from inspiring English sources

Yelena Rostova, 61, said anger over the ban had caught the authorities by surprise.

Now, after 41 years on the run, he has finally been caught, the authorities said Tuesday.

Yet this year, an early bumper harvest caught the authorities unprepared.

The grip that prescription drugs and heroin exert on young people has caught the authorities off guard.

This summer's protests in the part of Kashmir controlled by India, the most sustained and violent since 2010, caught the authorities in New Delhi unaware.

The anthrax attacks, in which the deadly germ was sent through the mail, came without warning and caught the authorities off guard.

Another sudden spike in unemployment could create a social explosion that could catch the authorities off guard.

Catching the authorities' attention, they expelled his family from Sabha.

The decision caught the American authorities by surprise.

Each time one was caught the New York authorities sent someone to talk to him about the Brooklyn robbery.

It's very hard for anyone apart from RIM to monitor it -- which is why it completely caught the police, authorities, media and trend-spotters by surprise.