burglarize
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Bank jugging is when thieves watch for potential victims who may have cash, follow them, and then rob or burglarize them. — Fox News, "Houston cops search for violent bank jugging suspects," 6 Sep. 2018 Four juveniles were arrested early Friday morning after police found five cars that had been burglarized in the area of Concord Street, West Hartford police said. — Mikaela Porter, courant.com, "West Hartford Police: Four Juveniles Arrested After Car Burglaries Near Concord Street," 29 June 2018 The officers then went to a business near Louisiana 70 that sells crawfish and saw it had been burglarized. — Emily Lane, NOLA.com, "Pair caught stealing several sacks of live crawfish: Morgan City police," 7 May 2018 In a statement, the sheriff's department said an officer saw Love running near the area where the car chase had ended, and detectives initially identified him as one of the men seen leaving the house in Tarzana that had been burglarized. — Dennis Romero /, NBC News, "Black actor held for seven hours after he is mistaken for burglar," 13 June 2018 The man allegedly burglarized a Boost Mobile store in the 3200 block of South Carrollton Avenue, before heading to a Subway restaurant in the 3500 block. — Hanna Krueger, NOLA.com, "NOPD searches for man who robbed Boost Mobile store and damaged Subway restaurant," 9 May 2018 The suspect can be seen stealing a car from a driveway, and burglarizing another vehicle. — Dana Burke, Houston Chronicle, "Video: Baytown police searching for burglary, auto theft suspects," 27 June 2018 At least six people were detained then because of reports of looting, including one incident where a Vietnam veteran's home was burglarized and his medals taken. — Sam Stanton, sacbee, "As wildfires empty out neighborhoods, strangers are found slipping in, authorities say," 26 June 2018 Officers were called to his apartment by the man and a roommate who reported being burglarized. — Arizona Republic, azcentral, "These 6 body-cam videos have put Mesa police in national spotlight," 15 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'burglarize.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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Do Burglars 'Burgle' or 'Burglarize'?
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