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The theft made global headlines, and was nicknamed “the grate cheese robbery”.

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He was eventually deported around 2008 after spending 14 years in prison for a robbery conviction.

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She lost a sister to a drug overdose and has a brother in prison for robbery.

They are frustrated with the sense of disorder they see in brazen smash-and-grab robberies and stores locking up everyday goods because of retail theft.

Violent crime surged nationwide early in the COVID-19 pandemic, and viral videos of so-called smash-and-grab robberies at retail stores became staples of nightly news in Los Angeles and San Francisco.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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