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burglary

[bur-gluh-ree] / ˈbɜr glə ri /


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“Police officers who are called upon to respond do not know this is a prank and treat the call as an actual burglary in progress, thus creating a potentially dangerous situation.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Following the burglary, Paul has joined forces with Compare the Market, which commissioned a licensed private investigator to examine the publicly available digital footprints of nine volunteers.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

The last time the justices heard a case filed by a petitioner without a lawyer was in 2021, when the court took an appeal from William Wooden, a prisoner challenging burglary convictions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026

Police were called to Tollington Park in Finsbury Park on the night of 11 August after reports of a burglary.

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026

"Neither the bomb squad nor the burglary detail has enough evidence to search the apartments," he explained.

From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin

County Sheriff’s Department released a bulletin calling for other possible victims to come forward, detectives heard of several additional burglaries.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026

The reports range from brazen burglaries to visitors nervous about a bear wandering by.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

Dallas Cowboys player Linval Joseph and Milwaukee Bucks forward Bobby Portis were also targeted in different burglaries.

From BBC ● May 25, 2026

Police Chief Jim McDonnell said that many of these residential burglaries are tied to theft rings from South America as well as groups based in South L.A.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2026

“Someone called about a suspected burglar. There have been a lot of burglaries in this neighborhood.”

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson




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