nabbed
Seized by police
Nabbed is the past tense of nab, meaning to catch or seize suddenly.
Police nab suspects; you might nab the last cookie before someone else does.
The word is informal and suggests quickness: He was nabbed trying to sneak out the back door.
It often implies catching someone in wrongdoing.
snatched
Took quickly, abruptly
filched · lifted · pinched · pocketed · shoplifted · purloined · heisted · robbed · pickpocketed · taken
apprehended
Captured or comprehended
- detainedHeld against one's will
- bustedApprehended or broken
- handcuffedWrists locked together
booked · custody · collared · caught · pinched · cuffed · taken in · picked up · charged · jailed