on suspicion of

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: due to being suspected of (a crime)

He was arrested on suspicion of robbery.

Examples of on suspicion of in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

She was arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, failure to yield, vehicle theft, residential burglary, domestic violence, resisting arrest and committing a felony while on bail. —Helena Wegner, Sacramento Bee, 25 Apr. 2024

Alfredo Martinez, 43, was arrested on suspicion of murder, according to a Fort Worth police record. —Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Apr. 2024

Police arrested Barrera just after noon Friday in the city of Orange and booked him on suspicion of two counts of lewd and lascivious acts with a child. —City News Service, Orange County Register, 23 Apr. 2024

She was arrested and taken to the Monroe County Jail on suspicion of driving while intoxicated causing death, a 15-year felony. —Detroit Free Press Staff, Detroit Free Press, 22 Apr. 2024

Four people were booked into the Texas County Jail on suspicion of first-degree murder, kidnapping and conspiracy to commit murder Saturday in connection with the probe. —David K. Li, NBC News, 17 Apr. 2024

Last year, 92 juveniles were arrested — sometimes on school grounds — on suspicion of possessing a gun, according to county police department data. —Nicole Asbury, Washington Post, 16 Apr. 2024

He was booked into San Diego Central Jail on suspicion of murder. —Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2024

Sheriff’s detectives had obtained an arrest warrant for Ricky Hunter, 32, on suspicion of homicide in the late Wednesday shooting that killed two women at a Howe Avenue apartment complex in Arden Arcade, said Sgt. —Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 11 Apr. 2024