smash-and-grab

adjective

chiefly British

—used to describe a robbery that is done by breaking a window of a car, store, etc., and stealing whatever can be taken quickly

a smash-and-grab robbery/thief

Examples of smash-and-grab in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Sunnyvale Police have arrested five suspects involved in a disturbing smash-and-grab robbery at a California jewelry store that was caught on video. —Stepheny Price, Fox News, 18 June 2024

Police are investigating a smash-and-grab burglary at a jewelry store in Westport on Thursday afternoon. —Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 13 June 2024

However street crimes, such as smash-and-grab raids on stores, home robberies and carjackings, have spiked. —Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 13 June 2024

Three suspects committed a smash-and-grab robbery around 5 p.m. Saturday at Great Lakes Crossing mall in Auburn Hills, stealing approximately $11,000 worth of jewelry from Helzberg Diamonds. —Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 12 June 2024

Sheriff’s detectives on Thursday arrested one person in a group of suspects accused of carrying out two smash-and-grab robberies several weeks apart at the same south Sacramento jewelry store. —Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 10 May 2024

Advertisement The same technology has allowed police to identify suspects in smash-and-grab retail burglaries. —Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2024

Two approaches are gaining traction as California confronts the issue of retail theft, which was propelled to the top of the state’s political agenda this year by viral videos of smash-and-grab robberies and the proliferation of drugstores locking up basic goods. —Anabel Sosa, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2024

The ad campaign by the Orange County District Attorney’s Office is in response to the rash of smash-and-grab robberies, home burglaries and other crimes that have garnered headlines. —Louis Casiano, Fox News, 14 Mar. 2024