thief
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The brutal heat and intense working conditions inside the kitchen and the front area of the business come after a thief wrecked the rooftop air conditioning unit in search of copper wiring.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
I also witnessed a tense moment of police trying to control a situation with a possible thief.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
Schneider chronicled the campaign in his video, “I tracked down the thief who stole $200,000 in Lego.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
For three glorious seasons between 1983 and 1985, ‘80s kids also had the “Dungeons & Dragons” animated series with its two girl heroes: an acrobat and a thief with an invisibility cloak.
From Salon ● Jun. 24, 2026
“Simon, I have no doubt that you are an excellent thief, and a dreadful knave, and a rascally rogue as well. But you would be far too conspicuous in an all-girls’ school.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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Flock Safety claims over 5,000 law enforcement agencies use its license plate readers to help locate missing persons, catch thieves and identify suspicious vehicles.
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026
Police are now probing how the thieves were able to enter the museum without triggering its alarms and who may have been responsible.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
Crypto accounts, bank accounts and even eBay accounts are also vulnerable to phishing scams where thieves send an email with a link and implore you to click.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
It is primarily tasked with repairing and fortifying the city’s more than 210,000 streetlamps — a frequent target of copper wire thieves — and maintaining its network of electrical vehicle charging stations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026
The Great Depression had wiped out many Osage fortunes that had already been diminished by guardians and thieves.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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