ram-raid
Crash through storefront
A ram-raid is a robbery in which thieves drive a vehicle through a storefront—typically smashing through plate glass or security shutters—to gain quick access for looting.
The method favors shops with valuable, portable goods: electronics stores, jewelry shops, ATMs.
As a verb, to ram-raid is to execute such a break-in: They ram-raided the jewelry store at 3 a.m.
Illegal entry to commit crime
- robberyTheft through intimidation
- heistOrganized large-scale theft
- felonySerious criminal offense
- smash-and-grabViolent quick burglary
theft · looting · shopbreaking · break-in · trespass · larceny · getaway · accomplice
Wheeled motor vehicle
- vanEnclosed cargo vehicle
- truckHeavy freight vehicle
- SUVRugged passenger vehicle
- acceleratorSpeed control mechanism
reverse · battering · collision · impact · crash · bumper · grille · engine
Retail facade facing street
- shopfrontRetail establishment's street-facing exterior
- windowGlass-fitted wall opening
- glassTransparent solid from sand
- shutterHinged window covering
bollard · ATM · merchandise · inventory · till · safe · cigarettes · phones
Fragment violently, suddenly
- smashBreak violently apart
- demolitionDeliberate structural destruction
- breakageAct of shattering
- wreckageDestroyed remains of something
splinter · fragmentation · debris · damage · devastation · obliteration · rupture · force
Traffic-blocking vertical post
- barrierObstruction preventing passage
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
- alarmUrgent warning signal
- sirenWailing alert device
sensor · prevention · reinforced · shutters · detection · monitoring · response · guard
burglary
Illegal entry to commit crime
smash-and-grab · theft · looting · shopbreaking · break-in · trespass · larceny · getaway · accomplice · fence
car
Wheeled motor vehicle
accelerator · reverse · battering · collision · impact · crash · bumper · grille · engine · speed
storefront
Retail facade facing street
- shopfrontRetail establishment's street-facing exterior
- windowGlass-fitted wall opening
- glassTransparent solid from sand
shutter · bollard · ATM · merchandise · inventory · till · safe · cigarettes · phones · designer
shatter
Fragment violently, suddenly
- smashBreak violently apart
- demolitionDeliberate structural destruction
- breakageAct of shattering
wreckage · splinter · fragmentation · debris · damage · devastation · obliteration · rupture · force · violent
bollard
Traffic-blocking vertical post
- barrierObstruction preventing passage
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
- alarmUrgent warning signal
siren · sensor · prevention · reinforced · shutters · detection · monitoring · response · guard · patrol
nighttime
Dark hours between dusk and dawn
- afterhoursPast closing time
- darknessTotal absence of light
- nocturnalActive during darkness
midnight · stealth · clandestine · covert · quick · rapid · swift · seconds · escape · getaway
ram-raidshoplifting
Stealing store merchandise
pickpocketing · pilfering · embezzlement · white-collar crime · identity theft
ram-raidsocial engineering
Manipulating people for information
confidence trick · con job · grifting · hustle · tailgating
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