A police raid is an unexpected visit by police or other law enforcement officers with the aim of using the element of surprise to seize evidence or arrest suspects believed to be likely to hide evidence, resist arrest, endanger the public or officers if approached through other means, or simply be elsewhere at another time. Various tactics are used by law enforcement in raids that often vary based on available equipment, situational factors, laws, and police powers.
A raid conducted by U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents as part of Operation Mallorca in 2010
A British police officer of the West Midlands Police using an Enforcer battering ram to force entry during a dawn raid
Police and U.S. Marshals in a raid
An arrest is the act of apprehending and taking a person into custody, usually because the person has been suspected of or observed committing a crime. After being taken into custody, the person can be questioned further and/or charged. An arrest is a procedure in a criminal justice system, sometimes it is also done after a court warrant for the arrest.
A man arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in Operation Cross Check
Arrested kidnappers in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil lying on the ground
A United States Army soldier arrests a man in June 2007, during the Iraq War.
Photograph of an FBI agent arresting an adult woman in 2008
