hauled in (to get) [exp]

Meaning:

• To get arrested by the police and be taken to the police station.

Examples:

1. He threw the trashes out his car and got hauled in police station.
2. The man was driving drunk and got hauled in for that.
3. Former manager got hauled in for embezzling $50,000.
4. He got hauled in by the police for questioning after the fight broke out.
5. The employees who missed the deadline were hauled in by the manager for an explanation.