prowler
Example Sentences
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More than half of the calls that the unarmed responders handle involve some type of disturbance, with reports of a prowler or trespasser as the next most common category.
From Los Angeles Times
The Los Angeles Police Department records show that officers responded to the Sunset Plaza Drive home 17 times this year, including calls for possible burglars, prowlers and vandalism.
From Los Angeles Times
In a three-day span last year, police responded to reports of an assault with a deadly weapon, a prowler, a burglary and a disturbance.
From Los Angeles Times
Rant to apps, cameras and social media sites that only incite fear and loathing, where every loud bang is a “gunshot” and every lost delivery driver a “prowler.”
From Seattle Times
On the contrary, he makes her eggs and gives the prowler a jump.
From New York Times
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