Pick up
Pick up verb - To take or keep under one's control by authority of law.
Usage example: police picked up the fugitive when she went out to buy food
Pull in
Pull in verb - To take or keep under one's control by authority of law.
Usage example: he was pulled in after a random traffic stop turned up drugs in his car
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