robbery
Example Sentences
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They added there were 16,000 fewer neighbourhood crimes committed in total, driven by a fall in personal robbery, theft and vehicle crime.
From BBC
AB7 reported that the incident involved a robbery but deputies didn’t confirm that.
From Los Angeles Times
News of the robbery quickly spread across a network of Southern California’s top traders and trading card shop owners, a dozen of whom spoke to the The Times.
From Los Angeles Times
"Local police and Spain's Civil Guard have begun investigating to try to clear up this lamentable event, in which everything points towards a robbery," read the post.
From Barron's
"We're seeing reductions in almost all crime types, certainly in shoplifting and robbery," he said.
From BBC
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