smash-and-grab
adjective
chiefly British
—used to describe a robbery that is done by breaking a window of a car, store, etc., and stealing whatever can be taken quickly
a smash-and-grab robbery/thief
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Five men and a Rocklin teenager were arrested in connection to a $1.5 million jewelry smash-and-grab robbery that took place last year at the Westfield Galleria mall in Roseville, police said Thursday.
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Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 17 Jan. 2025
Last year, Newsom backed successful legislation that cracks down on property crime, including shoplifting, smash-and-grab robbery and auto burglary.
—NBC News, 15 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, new state laws took effect on Jan. 1 on everything from restrictions on what eggs can be sold to penalties for those convicted in large-scale, smash-and-grab robberies.
—John Riley, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2025
But alongside a busy election year, many states charged forward with their own legislative sessions, passing laws to tackle everything from restrictions on what eggs can be sold to penalties for those convicted in large-scale, smash-and-grab robberies.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 2 Jan. 2025
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Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 17 Jan. 2025
Last year, Newsom backed successful legislation that cracks down on property crime, including shoplifting, smash-and-grab robbery and auto burglary.
—NBC News, 15 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, new state laws took effect on Jan. 1 on everything from restrictions on what eggs can be sold to penalties for those convicted in large-scale, smash-and-grab robberies.
—John Riley, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2025
But alongside a busy election year, many states charged forward with their own legislative sessions, passing laws to tackle everything from restrictions on what eggs can be sold to penalties for those convicted in large-scale, smash-and-grab robberies.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Smash-and-grab.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smash-and-grab. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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