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When one is suspected of having committed a crime, law enforcement takes them into custody by arresting them.

The exact process varies between countries, but it typically sees police officers place a suspect in handcuffs and taking them either to be detained or interrogated.

An arrest is also often marked on a permanent legal record, though there are legal processes through which this can be expunged.

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 Guardia Nacional de Venezuela Police. February 23, 2013.

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 Greek police.

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 IDF operating in an overnight operation in the West Bank on July 18, 2024

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