Thesaurus results for ROBBERIES

robberies

noun

plural of robbery

as in thefts

the unlawful taking and carrying away of property without the consent of its owner the first sign that there had been a robbery was the broken door lock

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Recent Examples of robberies Europol has warned of an increase in museum robberies, with gold objects proving particularly attractive to thieves. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Chicago police this past weekend issued another warning to be careful when buying items from social media after at least three setup robberies in the Greater Grand Crossing community in the past few weeks. — Steffanie Dupree, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026 Others convicted in relation to the robbery included Brian Reader, a career criminal who was involved in other high-profile robberies before and after Brink’s-Mat, crooked solicitor Michael Relton, and McAvoy’s wife, Kathleen. — Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Oct. 2026 The theft eclipses previous high-profile wine robberies in Italy. — ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026 The heist, which is follows behind a series of robberies at wineries in Italy as of late, is even more shocking when considering the prestige of Marchesi Antinori—and the amount of wine that was stolen. — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026 Instead, researchers found homelessness decreased modestly in 2026, and although assaults and robberies have been elevated compared with the early 2010s, more than 70% of the incidents occur in 5% of the city’s area. — Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026 Victims of gun violence, police violence, robberies, and addictions walk the streets outside, repeating their last movements, behaviors, and desires. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 24 Sep. 2026

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thefts

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Similar thefts and vandalism have also happened recently at shuttered schools in San Jose.

— Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
According to El País, police arrested a man on September 17 in Valladolid’s Arturo Eyries neighborhood after witnesses helped investigators connect a series of church thefts committed between July and September.

— Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 16 Oct. 2026

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