A man arrested on suspicion of a bank

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I am wondering if my sentence is grammatically correct.

A man arrested on suspicion of a bank robbery has been released without charges.
 
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Bank robbery sounds better without the article. Otherwise you can say, on suspicion of robbing a bank.
 
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In BrE, it would end "without charge" (singular) or "without being charged".
 
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It could be without charges if he could have been charged with multiple crimes.
 
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It could but my police officer friend tells me that it would still be "released without charge" regardless of the number of potential charges.
 
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