theft
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The theft at the Santa Ana church also wasn’t the first time the location had been hit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
Both employees and visitors must wear coveralls with the pockets sewn shut to prevent the theft of even a few gold granules.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
Paxton, whose unsavory resume includes impeachment, indictment, petty theft and charges of adultery, has managed the rare feat of turning his race against Talarico into a nail-biter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026
EBT cards are more susceptible to theft because most don't have a chip, only a magnetic strip.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
It’s about a shocking theft and a bizarre recovery.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
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“It feels like a violation,” said Tustin Mayor Austin Lumbard, whose city has also been the setting for bronze thefts in recent months.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
As part of a crackdown targeting mobile phone thefts - which in London often involve such bikes - they claim it has helped cut offences by 13,000 in a year.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
The recent spate of thefts is worrying officials.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
That’s when car theft began to surge across the country — particularly in Los Angeles, where thefts roughly doubled from the summer of 2019 to the summer of 2020.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
‘The practise of transcription in our dayes was no monster in theirs: Plagiarie had not its nativitie with printing,’ he concluded, ‘but began in times when thefts were difficult’ because books were in short supply.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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