The term 'TOOK INTO CUSTODY' can be summarized by two crossword solutions: 'ARRESTED' (8 letters) and 'RANIN' (5 letters). ARRESTED is a legal term that means to take someone into custody by legal authority, usually by law enforcement. Ranin is a term used to describe the act of taking someone into custody without legal authority. Both terms refer to the act of taking someone into custody, but the difference is that one is done with legal authority and the other is not.