Word: burglarizing
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Crime Ineffable. In Albuquerque, a wartime burglar broke into Mrs. Betty Reid's home, brewed himself a pot of coffee, went away satisfied...
Cops & Robbers. In Manhattan, tired burglar went to sleep in Central Park with his swag, woke to find it gone complained to a cop, got arrested for burglary. In Indianapolis, a burglar got out of a building by calling out boldly: "Hey let me out of here!" The watchman obliged. In Kansas City, a young man who stole a truck explained to police that he had to, because the tires he had stolen a few minutes before were too heavy to carry. In Topeka, somebody stole all the buttons off Frank Coffman's closetful of clothes. In Seattle, William...
...wrong, Blot," said the Jester, watching the flames lick up a Good Humor. "That's only the burglar alarm in Roger Kent's. The lightning must have set it off in some manner or other. It's pretty damn seldom what happens around here...
...right," said the Blot, "and here come the police to shut it off. It's a no good dead burglar alarm; let's go bury...
Trades. In Brooklyn, Hyman Crupnick, charged with breaking into an apartment, stealing a pocketbook, faced a life term as an habitual offender if convicted. In the pocketbook: 2?. In Denver, a burglar broke open a piggy bank, found a paltry 15?, lost his temper, threw 24 eggs against the walls and ceiling...