Frank had no telephone, and in any case, he had deeply mistrusted the police ever since they had taken him in for questioning about the Riddles’ deaths.
What does' taken in for' mean?
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Taken in for questioning: The police escorted him to the police station where they asked him questions (about the Riddles’ deaths.) If he didn’t protest, he would not be arrested: simply ‘taken in.’