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housebreakings

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By the same year-to-date metric, robberies this year have fallen by 27% and burglaries by 32%.

— Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 9 July 2026
In recent months, burglars have hit shops in Burbank, Anaheim, Brentwood and Simi Valley, stealing anywhere from thousands to more than $100,000 worth of Pokémon and sports cards during quick smash-and-grab burglaries.

— Amanda Starrantino, CBS News, 30 June 2026

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Oakland Police arrested three suspects last week on suspicion of multiple robberies.

— Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 5 July 2026
In his apartment officers found black and gray clothing Fleming wore during the robberies as well as a black duffel bag, a gun belt with a holster, a large sum of cash still wrapped in bank currency bands, and multiple guns.

— Mary Ella Hastings July 3, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 July 2026

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