smashing and grabbing
Break-in theft method
Smashing and grabbing is a form of theft where someone breaks a window or display case and quickly seizes valuables before fleeing.
The term describes both the act itself and the two-step method: Security footage showed them smashing and grabbing jewelry from the case.
The related noun is smash-and-grab.
- shatteringBreaking violently apart
- broken glassFractured transparent fragments
- alarm systemsDevices detecting unauthorized entry
- robberyTheft through intimidation
- burglaryIllegal entry to commit crime
breaking · heist · prying · surveillance cameras · security footage · looting · pilfering · escaping · forcing · fleeing · quick getaway · snatching · getaway car · broad daylight · display cases · jewelry store · safes · vandalism
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Acquiring through payment
buying · earning · fair trade · window shopping · saving up
smashing and grabbingcat burglary
Agile nighttime theft
pickpocketing · hacking · embezzlement · white-collar crime · stealth
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