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Upon apparently learning that the works would not fit in the vehicle, the burglars ripped two from their frames and left the other two damaged in the street.News Desk, Artforum, 4 Nov. 2024
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The actor also played Watergate burglar Frank Sturgis in the 1976 film All The President's Men.Angel Saunders, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024
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Statewide, after national media for years showed images of thieves ransacking drug stores, Californians approved a ballot measure that tightened penalties on theft.Julia Prodis Sulek, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Others, such as the Dickensian gang of thieves that briefly take George in, feel like they might have been airlifted in from a collegiate production of Oliver Twist.David Fear, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2024
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In classic heist-thriller fashion, each recruit fulfills a very cool and specific role — the driver, the safecracker, the chemist, etc.Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Jan. 2023
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All that’s missing is a safecracker spinning dials and listening for a telltale click.Morgan Krakow, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Feb. 2022
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This American heiress summering in Cannes has just met Grant’s former cat burglar.Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 22 Oct. 2024
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In theaters May 24 08 of 31 The Garfield Movie Just call him a cat burglar.Eric Andersson, Peoplemag, 4 May 2024
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“Housebreaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/housebreaker. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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