stolen

Example Sentences

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Rail passengers have been warned of delays and cancellations on New Year's Eve morning after signalling cables were stolen in South Yorkshire.

From BBC

Another room is dedicated to stolen items that have since been returned, including from the United States and the United Kingdom, he added.

From Barron's

Following the natural disaster, local law enforcement was assigned the task of confiscating guns, many of which officers say were stolen or found in abandoned homes.

From Salon

The local police department, he added, told him that a crab shipment was stolen from the same cold-storage facility this month.

From The Wall Street Journal

Despite arrests, the problem has continued to worsen, so much so that city, state and law enforcement officials backed Assembly Bill 476, which strengthens penalties against illegal junk-and-metal dealers who purchase stolen copper wire.

From Los Angeles Times