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as in robbery
the unlawful taking and carrying away of property without the consent of its owner
while violent crime in the city has decreased dramatically, rates of theft and vandalism have risen slightly
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Officers on patrol in the northeastern part of the city were sent to the Parkside Shopping Center in the 5000 block of Sinclair Lane to investigate the theft of an ATM around 6:35 a.m., police said.
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Maggie Ybarra, Baltimore Sun, 24 Dec. 2024
Potential charges included theft and unlawful flight from law enforcement.
—Caitlin McGlade, The Arizona Republic, 23 Dec. 2024
Cooper was charged with theft alongside the adult and sent to the Dozier school rather than prison.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 15 Dec. 2024
The captain applauded a decline in the theft of retail goods, many of which end up in vending booths on Alvarado Street.
—Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2024
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Maggie Ybarra, Baltimore Sun, 24 Dec. 2024
Potential charges included theft and unlawful flight from law enforcement.
—Caitlin McGlade, The Arizona Republic, 23 Dec. 2024
Cooper was charged with theft alongside the adult and sent to the Dozier school rather than prison.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 15 Dec. 2024
The captain applauded a decline in the theft of retail goods, many of which end up in vending booths on Alvarado Street.
—Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2024
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“Theft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/theft. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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