without incident
idiom
: without any unexpected trouble
The suspects were arrested without incident.
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Officers conducted a traffic stop, and took him into custody without incident, per the affidavit.
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Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
He was found with his hands and clothes covered in blood, and was taken into custody without incident.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 6 Jan. 2026
On Saturday, Tewksbury and Lawrence police executed a search warrant at the teen’s home, where he was arrested without incident, and officers found a firearm and bullets.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 5 Jan. 2026
The suspect, identified as Jose Gonzalez Chavez, then left the facility and was taken into custody without incident, police added.
—City News Service, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2026
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Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
He was found with his hands and clothes covered in blood, and was taken into custody without incident.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 6 Jan. 2026
On Saturday, Tewksbury and Lawrence police executed a search warrant at the teen’s home, where he was arrested without incident, and officers found a firearm and bullets.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 5 Jan. 2026
The suspect, identified as Jose Gonzalez Chavez, then left the facility and was taken into custody without incident, police added.
—City News Service, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2026
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“Without incident.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/without%20incident. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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