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Lavinia the badger has a problem: A burglar is plundering her vegetable garden. — Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ, "Children’s Books: Clickety-Clackety Abracadabra!," 3 Aug. 2018 Morgan was arrested for calling 911 saying burglars were in his house when in fact authorities were conducting a welfare check on Lee. — Tyler Mccarthy, Fox News, "Stan Lee files restraining order for elder abuse against former business manager," 13 June 2018 Two dogs, a door with three deadbolt locks and a video surveillance system were not enough to stop a brazen burglar from kicking in the back door of a Glendale home in broad daylight on Monday, May 7. — Jeff Rumage, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Glendale man whose house was broken into in broad daylight says burglar 'messed with the wrong house'," 10 May 2018 But weapons of war like the Bushmaster XM-15 or the high-capacity magazines used in mass killings from Orlando to Las Vegas aren’t for hunting deer or confronting a burglar. — Will Bunch, Philly.com, "Waffle House tragedy shows us how to curb mass killings. Will anyone listen? | Will Bunch," 24 Apr. 2018 Surveillance video caught a burglar slipping into an Italian Pie restaurant via an unlocked side door and stealing cash, as well as office paperwork Monday night (Feb. 19), according to the New Orleans Police Department. — Laura Mcknight, NOLA.com, "Video shows burglary at Italian Pie on Paris Avenue: NOPD," 22 Feb. 2018 No one was hurt by the bullet a Kane County sheriff's deputy fired during the struggle to apprehend a burglar inside a Big Rock Township home, according to reports. — Hannah Leone, Aurora Beacon-News, "Kane sheriff asks judge to toss review request by lieutenant who says he was suspended for political reasons," 7 Feb. 2018 Burglary, Parma Park: On Jan. 12, police were dispatched to a Parma Park home after a resident confronted a burglar. — John Benson, cleveland.com, "Drunk driver arrested after causing accident with police car: Parma Heights Police Blotter," 18 Jan. 2018 The trio of would-be burglars busted in through the roof of Cash America Pawn at East Crosstimbers and Fulton just after 4 a.m., according to Houston police. — Keri Blakinger, Houston Chronicle, "3 arrested after breaking in through pawn shop roof in north Houston," 13 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'burglar.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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