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The Nuggets are a cat burglar’s dream team.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
11 Feb. 2026 -
To build out a beloved landmark in a historic district, under the anxious eye of preservationists, and slip in an extra 27,000 square feet of new construction practically unnoticed — that’s the work of a reverse cat burglar.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
25 Mar. 2025
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His dread turned to panic when Hochheiser, 79, was unloaded at Villa Rosa III, a 48-bed assisted living home with peeling paint, burglar bars, barren planters and a history of poor care.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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Their reports explained regretfully that the confrontation had prevented two officers from receiving awards for shooting burglars.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 Apr. 2026
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Karen Piper Mitchell, a deputy state’s attorney, said witnesses in the car told authorities the argument was over a gun that a friend of Wells had stolen from Webber, and that Webber was upset Wells was still friends with the thief.—
Brian Witte,
Fortune,
1 Apr. 2026
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Karen Piper Mitchell, a deputy state's attorney, said witnesses in the car told authorities the argument was over a gun that a friend of Wells had stolen from Webber, and that Webber was upset Wells was still friends with the thief.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 Apr. 2026
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Police said the robber was seen leaving the area in a gray 2020 Cadillac CT6.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
3 Apr. 2026
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Yet key dramatic moments—a shooting, the robbers’ realization that the bank vault is empty—occurred in a hallway invisible to the audience, described secondhand.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Cracksman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cracksman. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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