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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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Turn on newer features Recent iOS and Android updates include a number of new functions designed to make thefts less attractive.
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Kelvin Chan, The Denver Post, 9 Nov. 2024
California voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a ballot measure to reverse course on progressive criminal justice reform, cracking down on theft crimes and the use of the deadly drug fentanyl.
—Mackenzie Mays, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2024
Tyson had been released from state prison on April 6 after serving 24 years on a kidnapping and theft case and was almost immediately declared a post-release control supervision violator for failing to report to a parole officer, according to the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction.
—CBS News, 2 Nov. 2024
Statewide, after national media for years showed images of thieves ransacking drug stores, Californians approved a ballot measure that tightened penalties on theft.
—Julia Prodis Sulek, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Kelvin Chan, The Denver Post, 9 Nov. 2024
California voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a ballot measure to reverse course on progressive criminal justice reform, cracking down on theft crimes and the use of the deadly drug fentanyl.
—Mackenzie Mays, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2024
Tyson had been released from state prison on April 6 after serving 24 years on a kidnapping and theft case and was almost immediately declared a post-release control supervision violator for failing to report to a parole officer, according to the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction.
—CBS News, 2 Nov. 2024
Statewide, after national media for years showed images of thieves ransacking drug stores, Californians approved a ballot measure that tightened penalties on theft.
—Julia Prodis Sulek, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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“Theft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/theft. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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