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To begin with, the community is run by Blaine Shaw (Seth Numrich), surely the slickest scammer of old folks since John Mahoney’s nursing-home embezzler in 1989’s Say Anything.
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Barb knowingly taking money from an embezzler would reshape our understanding of her as a character.
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Police said the burglars broke the window and went inside.
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Clear Out Your Mailbox An overflowing mailbox can indicate an empty home to would-be burglars.
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Unlike some other luggage tags, this option only displays your name, keeping the rest of your information shielded from curious onlookers and potential thieves.
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Last year, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported that thieves had pried off a bronze plaque dedicating the building to the history of philadelphia from its main entrance.
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In the end, staff at the Capitol had to hire a safecracker and jimmy the thing.
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In classic heist-thriller fashion, each recruit fulfills a very cool and specific role — the driver, the safecracker, the chemist, etc.
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The robber then fled on foot each time.
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The Fort Worth Police Department has put out a public assistance request to find victims of a robber who is believed to have stolen more than 10 phones since early June.
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The parks department has even posted signs on the beach warning visitors about Cecil’s kleptomaniac habits.
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The longtime psych-rock staple co-wrote the album with filmmaker Matt Yoka to be a collection of American stories about hopeless kleptomaniacs, urban explorers, and other people who slip through the cracks.
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“Grafter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grafter. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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