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as in robberies
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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Recent Examples of thefts
According to Center Line police, at least four air conditioning units from a neighborhood were stolen late last week, and investigators say similar thefts have occurred in Warren as well.
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Heath Kalb,
CBS News,
26 June 2026
Police in Largo spent weeks investigating the thefts from Arnold’s Airbnb stay.
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Ed White,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2026
Prosecutors argued Murdaugh killed his wife and son to distract from his crumbling legal and financial world as years of thefts and lies were closing in on him.
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Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2026
San Jose has faced similar challenges with public art thefts and vandalism in recent years.
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Ryan MacAsero,
Mercury News,
23 June 2026
The state came it at 50th for average gas prices, 46th for car thefts and 48th for lowest price of camping, WalletHub said.
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Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
23 June 2026
Investigators in Stockton are looking for clues and suspects in the Wednesday burglaries, which have become the latest incidents in a string of Pokémon card thefts across the country.
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Ivan Pereira,
ABC News,
19 June 2026
Local media also reported that the Ho Chi Minh City police investigation into a spate of pet thefts resulted in the arrest of nine people.
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Hau Dinh,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2026
The rising price of oil created a black market for grease, and as noted in a 2008 New York Times article, restaurant grease thefts have spiked; the article opened with the story of a man who stole 300 gallons of grease from a Burger King.
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Dan Snierson,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 June 2026
Heath Kalb,
CBS News,
26 June 2026
Police in Largo spent weeks investigating the thefts from Arnold’s Airbnb stay.
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Ed White,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2026
Prosecutors argued Murdaugh killed his wife and son to distract from his crumbling legal and financial world as years of thefts and lies were closing in on him.
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Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2026
San Jose has faced similar challenges with public art thefts and vandalism in recent years.
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Ryan MacAsero,
Mercury News,
23 June 2026
The state came it at 50th for average gas prices, 46th for car thefts and 48th for lowest price of camping, WalletHub said.
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Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
23 June 2026
Investigators in Stockton are looking for clues and suspects in the Wednesday burglaries, which have become the latest incidents in a string of Pokémon card thefts across the country.
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Ivan Pereira,
ABC News,
19 June 2026
Local media also reported that the Ho Chi Minh City police investigation into a spate of pet thefts resulted in the arrest of nine people.
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Hau Dinh,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2026
The rising price of oil created a black market for grease, and as noted in a 2008 New York Times article, restaurant grease thefts have spiked; the article opened with the story of a man who stole 300 gallons of grease from a Burger King.
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Dan Snierson,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thefts
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Those included reports of a man with a gun, three drug overdoses, 56 disorderly conducts, 11 batteries, 13 trespasses and five robberies.
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Carjackings were down 45%, burglaries were down 16% and robberies were down 14% compared to the previous year, according to data from the mayor's office.
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So that leaves just one spot that’s really up for grabs—meaning that inevitably, at least one show that was nominated for its previous season is going to be snubbed this time around.
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Multiple seats in the two counties are up for grabs, and could go either Democratic or Republican.
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“Thefts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thefts. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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