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Masson, a cold-case prosecutor in the San Bernardino County district attorney’s office, said he would immediately drop “the hammer on all robbery, burglary and theft-related offenses, including follow-home robberies, car thefts, retail theft and catalytic converter thefts.”

It’s time for the Dodgers to drop the hammer on their Thor Experiment.

“She knows when to drop the hammer.”

“When working with legislative bodies, there are times for the executive to drop the hammer and take an adversarial approach,” he wrote.

“Drop the hammer,” one officer says.

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

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