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Recent Examples of housebreaking
Last week, the suspects were returned to Grenada, where they were all charged with two counts of capital murder, escaping lawful custody, housebreaking, robbery and two counts of kidnapping.
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Chris Eberhart, Fox News, 15 Mar. 2024
Ron Mitchell, a 30-year-old sailor; Atiba Stanislaus, a 25-year-old farmer; and Trevon Robertson, a 23-year-old unemployed man, were charged with capital murder, escaping lawful custody, housebreaking, robbery and kidnapping.
—CBS News, 8 Mar. 2024
The three suspects have also been charged with escaping lawful custody, housebreaking, robbery and kidnapping.
—Michael Rios, CNN, 8 Mar. 2024
The three inmates were also charged with escaping lawful custody, housebreaking, robbery, and two counts of kidnapping.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 8 Mar. 2024
Sometimes armed with rifles, the settlers intermittently engage in housebreaking, sheep stealing and vandalism.
—Steven Erlanger Sergey Ponomarev, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2024
Chris Eberhart, Fox News, 15 Mar. 2024
Ron Mitchell, a 30-year-old sailor; Atiba Stanislaus, a 25-year-old farmer; and Trevon Robertson, a 23-year-old unemployed man, were charged with capital murder, escaping lawful custody, housebreaking, robbery and kidnapping.
—CBS News, 8 Mar. 2024
The three suspects have also been charged with escaping lawful custody, housebreaking, robbery and kidnapping.
—Michael Rios, CNN, 8 Mar. 2024
The three inmates were also charged with escaping lawful custody, housebreaking, robbery, and two counts of kidnapping.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 8 Mar. 2024
Sometimes armed with rifles, the settlers intermittently engage in housebreaking, sheep stealing and vandalism.
—Steven Erlanger Sergey Ponomarev, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for housebreaking
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Prosecutors said suspects Manuel David Ibarra, Sergio Andres Meji-Machuca, Camilo Antonio Aguliar Lara and Heidy Nickolt Trujillo all pleaded guilty to charges stemming from the burglary.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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He was convicted of six charges, including battery, burglary and two counts of first-degree murder, according to USA Today.—
Yasmeen Hamadeh,
PEOPLE,
21 Jan. 2026
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Lumet’s 1975 film and this Broadway adaptation are based on a real Brooklyn bank robbery and hostage incident from 1972.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
21 Jan. 2026
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Data shows disproportionate arrests for robbery and carjacking, with juveniles making up over half of those arrested for these crimes in 2024, alongside rising truancy.—
Maia Niguel Hoskin,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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Most incidents can be attributed to larceny and theft offenses.—
Andrew Adeolu,
CBS News,
10 Jan. 2026
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For the shoplifting incident, O’Neil was arrested and charged with larceny under $1,200 and being a common and notorious thief, police said.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
8 Jan. 2026
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The daughter of a Marxist revolutionary, Rodríguez relentlessly defended the Maduro regime against accusations of drug-trafficking and election-stealing.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
5 Jan. 2026
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When the two students were in the bathroom, an argument allegedly ensued about a THC vape pen Matthews accused Meismer of stealing, prosecutors said, ABC 13 reports.—
KC Baker,
PEOPLE,
22 Dec. 2025
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Then, Steven Ramm won an advantage during a Journey that become common public knowledge — setting him up as the obvious victim for Sophi’s thievery.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Dec. 2025
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In the announcement, the sheriff’s office pointed out that the thieves put a significant amount of effort into the thievery.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Housebreaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/housebreaking. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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