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
The robberies happened in retail store parking lots as victims were getting into their vehicles, the DA's Office said.
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Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 18 May 2026
Prosecutors said the robberies occurred in the retail store parking lots as the victims were getting into their vehicles.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 18 May 2026
Spread by social media flyers or mass messages beforehand, the takeovers have on occasion spiraled into chaos, with reports of fights, robberies, gunshots and general disruption.
—Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 9 May 2026
The two are part of a group of five defendants accused of committing five robberies between July 2024 and June 2025.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026
The teen suspect was also charged Thursday in a string of violent robberies and slashings targeting retailers in Midtown.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 8 May 2026
Four of the robberies targeted two gas stations and involved an individual who was armed with a knife, McKay said.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 1 May 2026
In Charlotte and Mecklenburg County, primary law enforcement like handling emergencies, homicides, robberies and burglaries, is handled almost exclusively by the police department.
—Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 30 Apr. 2026
Suspects in the other robberies, which Boston Police believe are related, are still at-large Wednesday.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 29 Apr. 2026
Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 18 May 2026
Prosecutors said the robberies occurred in the retail store parking lots as the victims were getting into their vehicles.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 18 May 2026
Spread by social media flyers or mass messages beforehand, the takeovers have on occasion spiraled into chaos, with reports of fights, robberies, gunshots and general disruption.
—Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 9 May 2026
The two are part of a group of five defendants accused of committing five robberies between July 2024 and June 2025.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026
The teen suspect was also charged Thursday in a string of violent robberies and slashings targeting retailers in Midtown.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 8 May 2026
Four of the robberies targeted two gas stations and involved an individual who was armed with a knife, McKay said.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 1 May 2026
In Charlotte and Mecklenburg County, primary law enforcement like handling emergencies, homicides, robberies and burglaries, is handled almost exclusively by the police department.
—Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 30 Apr. 2026
Suspects in the other robberies, which Boston Police believe are related, are still at-large Wednesday.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 29 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for robberies
thefts
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Young vandals have been suspected in a slew of subway thefts in recent months.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
14 May 2026
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Police arrested Boswell on Christmas Eve in connection with 18 thefts at the store on the 1100 block of Columbus Avenue in North Beach.—
Tim Fang,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
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“Robberies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/robberies. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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