break in

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Vivien Leigh’s Oscar for “A Streetcar Named Desire” was stolen during a break-in in the 1950s.

From Los Angeles Times

Alexander Butterfield, the former White House aide who revealed the existence of damaging recordings related to the break-in at the Watergate hotel in Washington DC, died aged 99 on Monday, according to his wife.

From BBC

On Monday, a police officer told the Nottingham Inquiry she stood by her decision not to pursue a prosecution over the break-in, due to Calocane's mental health.

From BBC

Its findings are due out in May, but a preliminary report released last week spoke of "systemic failures" which enabled the break-in.

From BBC

Police said the first blast occurred after a police car arrived at the scene of the reported break-in at a shop in the city centre.

From BBC