stolen

Example Sentences

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Following the natural disaster, local law enforcement was assigned the task of confiscating guns, many of which officers say were stolen or found in abandoned homes.

From Salon

The local police department, he added, told him that a crab shipment was stolen from the same cold-storage facility this month.

From The Wall Street Journal

Despite arrests, the problem has continued to worsen, so much so that city, state and law enforcement officials backed Assembly Bill 476, which strengthens penalties against illegal junk-and-metal dealers who purchase stolen copper wire.

From Los Angeles Times

In Sunny Isles Beach, drones have searched for missing people and for stolen vehicles, and followed suspects who steal from retailers.

From The Wall Street Journal

The US Department of Justice later launched a major probe, alleging that stolen Malaysian funds were laundered through the US financial system and used to buy luxury assets.

From Barron's