"To arrest the culprits" means to take action to capture and apprehend the people responsible for a crime or wrongdoing.
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Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (20th Century - Fox Home Entertainment) stars Frances McDormand as Mildred Hayes, frustrated waiting for several months without the local police
arresting a culprit in her daughter's rape / murder.
The Volta Regional Police Command says the unwillingness of the people of Nkonya and Alavanyo to volunteer information is hindering their efforts in
arresting culprits involved in disturbances there.
Nana Addo also spoke about political vigilantism, and asked the police to carry out their duties effectively,
by arresting culprits without fear or favour.
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, which chronicles the unflinching attempts of a determined mother to find and
arrest the culprit in her daughter's unsolved murder, was named Best Film of 2017 by The Nevada Film Critics Society.
Efforts have been intensified to
arrest the culprits.»
All security operatives in Southern Ijaw LGA have been alerted and efforts are ongoing to
arrest the culprits.»
Madam Obeng said the Police have commenced investigations into the incident to
arrest the culprits.
The PPRO said upon the report, the Divisional Police Officer, Sango - Ota, Ogunwale Akinsola, dispatched a team of detectives to the scene on Ijamodo Estate, Osi Roundabout, Ota, and
arrested the culprit.
In making this move,
the arrested culprit not only took the police's authority in vain, but also pretty much admitted to a crime.
According to reports, 30 CSD officers raided Medvedev's apartment last Friday, where
they arrested the culprit while seizing a notebook computer and several documents.